New technology, supportive policies key to solving energy-supply issues

摘要

Modern history shows that human progress is impossible without reliable, affordable energy. If we are to sustain and extend economic growth, we must expand world energy supplies, and we must improve how we consume energy. And we must do both while protecting the environment. "These are big challenges, but they can be successfully met," ExxonMobil Chairman and CEO Rex W. Tillerson told the Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas. "The key is continued technological innovation by the energy industry, coupled with government policies that encourage private sector risk-taking and environmentally responsible energy production."