Contributors

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