Phil O'Keefe is Director of ETC UK, a not-for-profit development organization, and Professor of Economic Development and Environmental Management at Northumbria University, UK. Dr Geoff O'Brien is a senior lecturer at Northumbria University. Professor Nicola Pearsall is the Director of Northumbria Photovoltaics Applications Centre (NPAC) and group leader for the Energy Systems and Materials research group in the School of Computing, Engineering and Information Sciences, Northumbria University.

• 1. The Changing Energy Landscape2. Cost of Energy and Scenario Planning3. Energy and Development Planning4. Efficiency of End-Use5. Conventional Fuels6. Nuclear Energy7. Renewable Energy Resources8. Energy FuturesAppendix 1: Global Energy ResourcesAppendix 2: Global Carbon Dioxide EmissionsAppendix 3: Global Warming Potential Appendix 4: Measurements and Conversion TablesAppendix 5: Cost Benefit Analysis

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