Deciding the Future: Energy Policy Scenarios to 2050
Deciding the Future: Energy Policy Scenarios to 2050
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<strong>Deciding</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Future</strong>: <strong>Energy</strong> <strong>Policy</strong> <strong>Scenarios</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>2050</strong> World <strong>Energy</strong> Council 2007 Regional Achievement of <strong>the</strong> 3 A’s<br />
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Figure 5-4 Relative change from 2005 for Latin America & Caribbean for <strong>the</strong> Leopard scenario<br />
Figure 5-5 Relative change from 2005 for North America for <strong>the</strong> Leopard scenario<br />
5.1.5. North America (Figure 5-5)<br />
Access remains steady with no improvement,<br />
reflecting <strong>the</strong> ongoing problem of access in<br />
Mexico and rural areas of <strong>the</strong> United States.<br />
Availability drops for a while because <strong>the</strong>re is no<br />
clear accountability for <strong>the</strong> maintenance and<br />
development of infrastructure. Also, because<br />
<strong>the</strong>re is low cooperation, <strong>the</strong> supply of primary<br />
energy is not as secure as it was in <strong>the</strong> past and<br />
this has a negative impact on availability. In <strong>the</strong><br />
last period, <strong>the</strong> private sec<strong>to</strong>r steps in <strong>to</strong> take<br />
responsibility for infrastructure and <strong>to</strong> develop<br />
local sources of primary energy, hi<strong>the</strong>r<strong>to</strong><br />
unexploited. Due <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong>se interventions, <strong>the</strong><br />
situation recovers back <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> 2005 level.<br />
Acceptability shows slow and slight<br />
improvement over <strong>the</strong> period, but this is not a<br />
policy priority under this scenario.