Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVII

No 27

05-July-2004

The Future Of Energy: Alternatives Ahead

Hisham al-Khatib

The following paper was written for MEES by Dr Khatib, Honorary Vice-Chairman, World Energy Council.

It is now 30 years since the "oil shock" of 1973 that aroused worries about energy security and brought in its aftermath an avalanche of ideas, predictions and research about alternatives to oil new energy sources, renewables, conservation and efficiency measures. Other than for better...