Weighing U.S. Energy Options

This analysis by the World Resources Institute examines the tradeoffs between energy security and climate change in the context of U.S. energy policy, noting that addressing one without the other can lead to unintended consequences.

• U.S. energy policy decisions must balance the impacts and tradeoffs between climate change and energy security, as these two challenges are linked and addressing one in isolation often results in unintended consequences.
• Current U.S. energy security concerns are distinguished from previous crises by the urgent need to address climate change, the possibility that global oil production may soon peak, and the role of post-9/11 oil revenues in fueling global instability.

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} }