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The United States should transition away from hydrocarbon-based energy sources. As an aggregate, the responses asserted that the top three reasons to engage in an energy transition were national security, economic issues, and global climate change. Of the experts that added to their answer, Steven W. Pullins of NETL stated that the United States should not necessarily move away from hydrocarbon-based energies, but instead move “toward energy technology that can create a new U.S. industrial base...If we transition away from such solutions [solely] because [they are] hydrocarbon-based, we create an ever increasing waste and biomass issue in the world.”4 A fusion scientist at the DOE added that the United States needs to transition away from hydrocarbon-based energies in order to “conserve oil for other uses.”5 Only one interviewee stated that there was no reason to transition away from hydrocarbon-based energy sources.6 Continued dependence on hydrocarbons may threaten national security. Of the 20 responses that described the consequences of continued U.S. dependence on hydrocarbons, 14 indicated that the top concern related to U.S. national security and security of the energy resource. Figure 8.1 displays the frequency of reference for each concern. Camille Coley from the Center for Ocean Energy Technology stated that “U.S. dependence on hydrocarbons is damaging to U.S. foreign policy and U.S. national security. Countries like Russia, Iran, and Venezuela have been increasingly able to use their energy resources to pursue their strategic and political objectives while the United States and other energy dependent countries are finding that their growing dependence on imported energy increases their strategic vulnerability to the countries [that] are hydrocarbon rich.”7 David Spence at The University of Texas at Austin added, “There will be negative consequences for sustaining the current U.S. energy supply mix because of dependence on unstable or hostile regimes for imports.”8 Another expert shared, “oil contributes to a transfer of wealth to unstable and potentially aggressive governments.”9 Continued dependence on hydrocarbons may negatively impact the environment. Twelve of the 20 interviewees specified that a continuing dependence on hydrocarbon- based energy sources may lead to negative environmental consequences. As a whole, experts indicated that there could be problems associated with carbon emissions, air quality issues, continued degradation of the environment, and global climactic instability.10 Patrick Moore at Greenspirit Strategies Ltd. added that “if there are alternative technologies that can do the same job, especially if they [reduce] impact on the environment and health, and are cost-competitive, we should switch off fossil fuels.”11 An energy transition may create economic problems or economic opportunities for the United States. Responses mentioned economic problems as a consequence of both continued dependence on hydrocarbons as well as a quick transition. Steven Biegalski at The University of Texas at Austin said “we should not push ourselves away from hydrocarbons if it is not economically justifiable.”12 With similar sentiment, Robert Erlich of Petrolifera Petroleum Limited added, “Alternative sources of energy cannot be made competitive with fossil fuels at present without major government subsidies or even huge taxes on fossil fuels, either of which could cripple the economy.”13 145PDF Image | Shaping Energy Technology Transition
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