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Akihiro Amano
Dean, School of Policy Studies,
Kwansei University,
Sanda-shi,
Japan
William U. Chandler
Director, Advanced International Studies Unit,
Pacific Northwest Laboratories,
Washington, D.C.,
USA
Anthony A. Churchill
Senior Advisor, Washington International Energy Group,
Washington, D.C.,
USA
William R. Cline
Senior Fellow, Institute for International Economics (IIE),
Washington, D.C.,
USA
John P. Ferriter
Deputy Executive Director,
International Energy Agency (IEA),
Paris,
France
José Goldemberg
Professor, Instituto de Electrotécnica e Energia,
Universidade de São Paulo,
Brazil
Yujiro Hayami
Professor, School of International Politics, Economics &
Business,
Aoyama Gakuin University,
Tokyo,
Japan
Thomas B. Johansson
Professor, United Nations Development Programme,
New York,
USA
Rajashree S. Kanetkar
TATA Energy Research Institute,
New Delhi,
India
Mohamed Kassas
Professor, Department of Botany,
Faculty of Science,
University of Cairo,
Giza,
Egypt
Yoichi Kaya
Professor, Jyukankyo Research Institute,
Tokyo,
Japan
Lawrence R. Klein
Professor Emeritus, Department of Economics,
University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia,
USA
Marc Ledbetter
Senior Programme Manager, Battelle Pacific Northwest
Laboratories,
Portland,
USA
Hoesung Lee
Former President, Korea Energy Economics Institute, Kyunggi-do,
Korea
Hung-yi Li
Senior Research Economist, Institute for Policy Analysis,
University of Toronto,
Canada
Warwick J. McKibbin
Professor, Department of Economics, Research School of Pacific
Studies,
The Australian National University,
Canberra, Australia
Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution,
Washington, D.C.,
USA
Nebojsa Nakicenovic
Project Leader, Environmentally Compatible Energy Strategies
Project,
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA),
Laxenburg,
Austria
Sozaburo Okamatsu
Adviser, The Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan,
Tokyo,
Japan
R. K. Pachauri
Director, TATA Energy Research Institute,
New Delhi,
India
Peter Pauly
Professor of Economics,
University of Toronto,
Canada
Amulya K. N. Reddy
President, International Energy Initiative,
Bangalore,
India
Kenneth G. Ruffing
Chief, Economics and Finance Branch, Division for Sustainable
Development, Department for Policy Coordination and Sustainable
Development,
United Nations,
New York,
USA
Giuseppe M. Sfligiotti
Chairman, Italian Member Committee,
World Energy Council,
Rome,
Italy
Kunio Takase
Executive Director, International Development Centre of Japan
(IDCJ),
Tokyo,
Japan
Tatsushi Tokioka
Director, Climate Prediction Division,
Climate and Marine Department,
Japan Meteorological Agency,
Tokyo,
Japan
Chihiro Watanabe
Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management,
Tokyo Institute of Technology,
Tokyo,
Japan
Senior Advisor to the Director on Technology, IIASA,
Laxenburg,
Austria
Kenji Yamaji
Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering,
Tokyo University,
Japan
Jike Yang
Vice-Chairman, Environment and Resources Protection Committee,
National People's Congress,
Beijing,
China
Keiichi Yokobori
President, Asia Pacific Energy Research Centre,
Institute of Energy Economics,
Tokyo,
Japan
Fengqi Zhou
Director, Energy Research Institute,
State Planning Commission,
Beijing,
China
This book deals with short-term and long-term issues associated with directions of economic development in developing as well as industrialized countries. It examines various aspects of the interrelationships among the environment, energy requirements, and economic development, a topic much discussed since the Rio Earth Summit.
It emphasizes the increasing environmental stress arising from such human activities as growing energy consumption associated with economic development; the risk of further environmental degradation due to economic development in developing countries; the importance of global environmental problems such as climate change resulting from greenhouse gas emissions; the significance of impacts of deforestation and desertification on rural societies in the developing world; the role of new technologies in addressing the trilemma of energy demand, economic development, and the environment; the opportunity for the developing economies through implementing technological leapfrogging and phased approaches; and the need for removing technological, economic, and social barriers to achieving sustainable development. It underscores the need for further scientific information and analytical studies, such as improved climate and econometric modelling.
The book will be of tremendous value to experts and policy makers dealing with energy and sustainable development issues.
Yoichi Kaya is a Professor at Keio University, Professor Emeritus at the University of Tokyo, and President of the Japan Society of Energy and Resources.
Keiichi Yokobori is President of the Asia Pacific Energy Research Centre.
United Nations University Press
TOKYO • NEW YORK • PARIS
UNUP-911
ISBN 92-808-0911-3