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Federal Energy Research and Development for the Challenges of the 21st Century

Published: November 1997

Author
John P. Holdren

Provided below are links to the individual chapters in pdf.

Executive Summary

Chapter 1 - Energy Challenges and Opportunities

Chapter 2 - The Role of R&D and The Changing R&D Paradigm

Chapter 3 - Energy Efficiency

Chapter 4 - Fossil Energy

Chapter 5 - Nuclear Energy: Fission and Fusion

Chapter 6 - Renewable Energy

Chapter 7 - Crosscutting Issues and Symbols

Also see Powerful Partnerships: The Federal Role in International Cooperation on Energy Innovation, the 1999 report by the President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST).

Recommended citation

Holdren, John. “Federal Energy Research and Development for the Challenges of the 21st Century.” Office of Science and Technology Policy, November 1997

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