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Deciding the Future: Energy Policy Scenarios to 2050 World Energy Council 2007 Regional Achievement of the 3 A’s
Figure 5-10 Relative change from 2005 for North America for the Elephant scenario
consequently, security of supply. Government
engagement also stimulates research and
development of local technology, although costs
are frequently high, both in terms of
management as well as final products. The
absence of private sector participation and
relative isolation is responsible for relative
technological backwardness and absence of
investment in the mitigation and offsetting of
environmental impacts. Artificially set tariffs
prejudice business, including state-owned
entities.
5.2.5. North America (Figure 5-10)
In this region, the high level of engagement by
government together with the low cooperation
ends up displacing private sector initiatives.
Government does not have the capacity to
substitute for private enterprise and the
performance of infrastructure generally declines
with negative consequences for Availability in
the middle of the period. There is some recovery
toward the end as government builds capacity
and moves further up the learning curve.
Acceptability declines during the middle periods
because of low cooperation. Government is
unable to sustain historic levels of performance
without the cooperation of the private sector.
Toward the end of the period, government
intervenes with strong legislation forcing a return
to the 2005 levels of Acceptability, but there is
no further improvement.