1. NS4960 Spring Term 2017 Burnell and Simon Chapter 7 Conclusions

2. Overview Energy security a complex issue
Neither easily defined nor easily managed.
Without access to continually available, reasonably priced energy, much of the developed world would rapidly retrogress back in time
Globalization facilitates access to energy
However globalization often leads to
Greater forms of inequality and dysfunction as societies experience loss of traditional survival skills and
Replacement of basic tools with energy-hungry machines