Integrated Environmental Analysis and the Development of New Energy Technologies.

摘要

There are two broad goals for the environmental research program in ERDA. The first is to assure that health,environmental,and social concerns are considered integrally in the development of individual technologies. The second is that these concerns are appropriately considered in the formulation of overall ERDA R and D policy. Supporting these goals is the development of basic information and data which also serve the needs of the government's environmental regulatory role. Environmental effects are manifested at the local scale. Energy RD and D policy must respond to national needs and national policies. The introduction of environmental considerations into the formulation and implementation of energy RD and D policy requires bridging the gap between local effects and concerns and national decisions. A crucial step in this process is analyzing problems on a regional (multi-state) basis. (ERA citation 02:044061)