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World Energy Assessment

Publisher: UNDP, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, and World Energy Council, New York

Publication date: 7 December 2001

Reviewer: Walt Patterson

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"The report is the most comprehensive and far-reaching single volume on energy policy ever published. It is also one of the most readable, even for nonspecialists, although the sheer scope and depth of its content make the thought of reading it from cover to cover daunting. Fortunately, the volume begins with a concise "Overview" that highlights its key features and findings, and which has also been bound as a 40-page pamphlet."

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Price: US$65

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