Energy Shift: Game-Changing Options for Fueling the Future (Future of Business Series)

Transportation fuel and electric power prices,energy security, and climate change have beenon every business leader’s mind. Recent shiftsin scientific knowledge, public awareness, andpolitical will are causing governments to takemeaningful regulatory and legislative action.And multinational corporations are factoring newrealities and uncertainties into their strategiesand operations.

Energy Shift: Game-Changing Options for Fuelingthe Future is a one-stop resource for busy executivesand senior policymakers who need a reliable,accessible guide to the big strategy questionssurrounding energy.

Supported by the latest studies, articles, andresearch conducted by Booz & Company, EnergyShift is a visual guide that puts the most up-to-dateinformation on the future of energy in ahandy, easy-to-use format. It provides essentialknowledge on the forces shaping the energy industry,alongside practical advice for making thetough decisions that leaders in all walks of lifewill face.

Energy Shift helps you distinguish media-drivenmyths and misconceptions from the actual effectsthe energy crisis will have on a variety of businessesand organizations―from the smallestlocal enterprise to the largest multinational.

Additionally, this forward-thinking handbook discussesthe new opportunities that will arise forinvestors, corporations, and governments in suchareas as

• Oil
• Coal
• Natural gas
• Nuclear energy
• Transportation alternatives, includingbiofuels, electricity, and hydrogen
• Renewable energy sources, including wind,solar, geothermal, and biomass
• Carbon reduction

By 2030, the way the world uses energy will bemassively transformed, and along the way therewill be daunting challenges and abundant opportunities.The most savvy business leaders will bethe ones already prepared to act, not react, usingthe information found in Energy Shift.

Eric Spiegel is a Senior Partnerin Booz & Company’s McLean,Virginia, office and leads the firm’swork for global energy, chemical,and utilities clients.
Neil McArthur is an AmsterdambasedSenior Partner, member ofBooz & Company’s Global ExecutiveCommittee, and leader of the firm’sbusiness in Europe.

Neil McArthur is an AmsterdambasedSenior Partner, member ofBooz & Company’s Global ExecutiveCommittee, and leader of the firm’sbusiness in Europe.