Sustainable development and the energy industries : implementation and impacts of environmental legislation / edited by Nicola Steen.

"Proceedings of a workshop organized by the Energy and Environmental Programme of the Royal Institute of International Affairs in collaboration with the Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei held at Chatham House, London, on 19 November 1993"--Half title pages.

Includes bibliographical references.

Introductory address : concepts and dilemmas of sustainable development / Crispin Tickell -- Economic stagnation and sustainable development / Marcello Colitti -- Environmental challenges to the energy industries / Lars J. Nilsson and Thomas B. Johansson -- Economic impacts of environmental law : the US experience and its international relevance / Valerie M. Fogleman -- The impact of environmental policy on trade / Vincent Cable -- Impacts on European oil industries / John V. Mitchell -- Politics, economics and environment : experience of the US oil and gas industries / Clement B. Malin -- Sustainable coal use : the role of technology / Anthony Baker and John C. Whitehead -- The pros and cons of learning by doing : the California utilities' experience in energy efficiency and renewables / Fereidoon Sioshansi -- The economics of energy savings : CO2 emissions, energy consumption and competitiveness of industry in France / Françoise Garcia -- Sustainable energy policies : political engineering of a long lasting consensus / Ernst von Weizsäcker -- The restructuring of the electric utility : technology forces, R&D and sustainability / Carl Weinberg -- Development and transfer of sustainable energy technologies : opportunities and impediments / Katsuo Seiki.i.