Weighing U.S. Energy Options

The document argues that U.S. energy policy decisions must balance the tradeoffs between energy security and climate change, noting that addressing one without the other often leads to unintended consequences.

• Energy security and climate change are priority issues for U.S. policymakers, with current concerns driven by high prices, uncertain supply, the recognition that climate change requires urgent attention, and the possibility that conventional global oil production may soon peak.
• There is a concern within the United States that oil revenues following the events of September 11 are contributing to global instability.
• Energy security and climate change challenges are interconnected, and policies that address one without considering the other frequently result in unintended consequences.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Weighing U.S. Energy Options. https://www.wri.org/research/weighing-us-energy-options

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Weighing U.S. Energy Options. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/weighing-us-energy-options.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendweighing, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Weighing U.S. Energy Options}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/weighing-us-energy-options}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }