Energy Policy: Historical Overview, Conceptual Framework, and Continuing Issues

• Main Author: Bamberger, Robert L.
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. 2004
• Subjects: Energy; Energy law and legislation; Energy policy; Arctic
• Online Access: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs7840/

Energy policy issues of continuing interest include whether or not to open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) for leasing; settlement upon a pipeline route to allow production of Alaskan natural gas; access to public lands for energy exploration and development; restructuring of the electric utility industry to encourage competition and consumer choice; raising corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards for motor vehicles; seeking effective means to promote energy conservation using currently available technologies; and development of new technologies and alternative fuels. This report discusses those major policy approaches, provides a conceptual framework for categorizing energy policy proposals, and briefly describes issues that remain current in the debates over energy policy.