Energy Shift: Game-Changing Options for Fueling the Future

Energy Shift: Game-Changing Options for Fueling the Future is a comprehensive resource that details all aspects surrounding energy, and how the energy crisis will effect businesses and organizations, from the smallest local enterprise to the largest multinational. Discussing problems we face today, such as rising transportation, fuel and electric power prices, energy security, and climate change, as well as recent shifts in scientific knowledge, public awareness, and political will, this book serves as a reliable, accessible guide to the big strategy questions.

The content is supported by the latest studies, articles, and research conducted by Booz & Company, ensuring that practical advice, essential knowledge on the forces shaping the energy industry, and the most up-to-date information on the future of energy is provided, in an easy-to-use format.

Additionally, this forward-thinking handbook discusses the new opportunities that will arise for investors, corporations, and governments in such areas as:

• Oil
• Coal
• Natural gas
• Nuclear energy
• Transportation alternatives, including biofuels, electricity, and hydrogen
• Renewable energy sources, including wind, solar, geothermal, and biomass
• Carbon reduction

By 2030, the way the world uses energy will be massively transformed, and along the way there will be daunting challenges and abundant opportunities. The most savvy business leaders will be the ones already prepared to act, not react, using the information found in Energy Shift.

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: Looking Beyond Upheaval
• Chapter 2: The Relentless Demand for Energy
• Chapter 3: Oil’s Production Plateau
• Chapter 4: Tapering Off Oil
• Chapter 5: The Future of Clean Coal
• Chapter 6: The Promise and Perils of Natural Gas
• Chapter 7: The Power Generation Puzzle
• Chapter 8: Conclusion