This paper presents an energy demand model for the U.S. which involves four classes of variables: population, per capita GNP, lifestyle and technology. The model is implemented on a computer with an interactive graphics terminal. This allows a user to describe future scenarios in terms of the...

Proposals being considered by the U.S. Congress would establish a cap-and-trade system to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions approximately 2% annually through 2050. Past cap-and-trade policies for other pollutants have distributed allowances free to the regulated companies, leaving consumers...

This paper evaluates the total (direct and indirect) construction requirements for the energy program proposed in the President's 1975 State of the Union Message. Using a linear model of the U.S. economic system, the total material, energy, manpower, and capital requirements are evaluated. It is...