الموارد الطاقية : ندرة أم وفرة في المستقبل ؟

Abstract EN

Whereas many experts predicted an imminent decrease in hydrocarbons before the end of the decade and prices reaching record highs, the cost of oil has fallen appreciably over the last two years and talk of shortage has almost disappeared.

For Desaunay & Vidalenc, these questions of dearth or abundance of energy resources — and more broadly, of all natural resources— are not solely to be examined in terms of available resources, but also, increasingly, in terms of the constraints resulting from their impact on the environment (environmental degradation, pollution, global warming, and others).

They confirm that two trends should be considered in order to achieve a sustainable management of natural resources in the coming years: the very great inertia of energy systems and the potential substitution with alternative energy systems