Energy Issue Brief
Table of Contents

• Introduction
  • Global Energy Usage
  • The Evolving Concept of Energy Security
• Types of Energy
  • Fossil Fuels
    • Oil
      • Oil Markets
      • Oil Demand
      • Oil Supply I: Production
      • Oil Supply II: Producers
      • Government Policy
    • Coal
  • Nuclear Power
    • Nuclear Nonproliferation
    • Nuclear Energy and Development
  • Renewable and Alternative Energy Sources
    • Biofuels and Ethanol
    • Wind Power
    • Hydrogen Power and Fuel Cells
    • Solar Power
    • Hydropower and Tidal Power
• Energy and the Environment
  • Energy Conservation
  • Energy Efficiency
    • Fuel Efficiency Standards
  • Climate Change
    • Emissions Standards and Air Quality
    • The Kyoto Protocols
• Energy and Development
  • Rural Development and Micropower
  • The Resource Curse
  • “The “First Law of Petropolitics”
• Appendices
  • A. The Refining Challenge
  • B. Demand Imperfections: Boutique Gasoline Regulations
  • C. Hubbert's Peak Theory
  • D. The Cycle of Nuclear Power Generation
  • E. Hybrid Cars and Flex Cars
  • F. Energy Audits
  • G. The Energy Star Program
  • H. Chinese Coal
  • I. The European Union's Emission Trading Scheme
  • J. Examples of Micropower
  • K. The Russian Stabilization Fund
  • L.  The Nigerian Backlash
  • M. Freedom in Petrolist States
• Local Perspectives
  • South Korea
  • Pakistan
• Glossary
  • Glossary (A-E)
  • Glossary (F-M)
  • Glossary (N-Z)
• References
  • References (Introduction - Fossil Fuels)
  • References (Oil - Coal)
  • References (Nuclear Power - Energy Efficiency)
  • References (Climate Change - First Law of Petropolitics)
  • References (Appendices)