Problem
Long-term shortage of mineral energy resources
Other Names:
Reliance on finite energy resources Nature:
The world will face increasing difficulties in the global supply of energy in general, and oil in particular, in the coming decades, with worldwide implications. Developing countries with less financial resources will lose out in the world-wide scramble for energy resources as the supply constraint increasingly becomes a reality. This is particularly alarming since the domestic energy requirements of developing countries are growing and are expected to grow in the future, with the increasing pace of industrialization and development. Narrower Problems:
Long-term shortage of coalLong-term shortage of electric energyLong-term shortage of uranium resourcesLong-term shortage of petroleum and petroleum products Aggravates:
Misuse of agricultural land for fuel production Strategies:
Employing energy efficient designUsing solar energyRelying on finite energy resourcesIncreasing long-term energy resources Subject(s):
Resources → Resources Resources → Minerals
Resources → Energy
Societal Problems → Scarcity
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
14.03.1997 – 00:00 CET