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Transportation’s Oil Dependence and Energy Security in the 21st Century

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The continuing dependence of the world’s growing transport sector on petroleum presents a threat to world economic security. This threat must be understood in the context of global efforts to solve environmental problems associated with petroleum use. The nature of the oil dependence problem is explained and the role of the technological change in its solution is highlighted.

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    David L. Greene

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Greene, D.L. (1999). Transportation’s Oil Dependence and Energy Security in the 21st Century. In: Lonergan, S.C. (eds) Environmental Change, Adaptation, and Security. NATO ASI Series, vol 65. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4219-9_5

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