energy crises
Power supply emergencies
Energy crises are periods when energy supplies fall critically short of demand, causing price spikes, shortages, and economic disruption.
The term usually refers to oil supply shocks—the 1973 Arab embargo and 1979 Iranian revolution being landmark examples—but applies to any energy source: The natural gas crisis left Europeans facing soaring heating bills.
An energy crisis may result from geopolitical conflict, infrastructure failure, or policy decisions.
Prolonged economic decline
- inflationSustained price level increase
- stagflationStagnant growth meets inflation
- austerityEnforced economic stringency
- fuel pricesCost of petroleum products
subsidies · rationing · shortages · trade deficits · sanctions · commodities · budget cuts · unemployment
Pennsylvania nuclear disaster site
- FukushimaJapanese nuclear accident site
- coal strikesMiners' organized work refusals
- rationingLimiting distribution during scarcity
- gas linesConduits carrying natural fuel
Of the star
- windAir current outdoors
- hydroelectricGenerated by flowing water
- geothermalRelating to underground heat
- decarbonizationEliminating fossil fuel emissions
electrification · smart grid · climate action · carbon reduction · sustainable development
Preventing waste or loss
- rationingLimiting distribution during scarcity
- efficiency standardsMandated minimum performance levels
- nuclear powerEnergy from splitting atoms
- drillingHole-making by rotation
strategic reserves · price controls · carpooling · alternative fuels · diversification · nationalization · emergency measures
Ban on petroleum exports
- OPECPetroleum exporters' coalition
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
- pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
- petrodollarRevenue from crude exports
supply chain · strategic reserves · conflict · cold war · Middle East · Russia · natural gas · blockade
recession
Prolonged economic decline
- inflationSustained price level increase
- stagflationStagnant growth meets inflation
- austerityEnforced economic stringency
fuel prices · subsidies · rationing · shortages · trade deficits · sanctions · commodities · budget cuts · unemployment · debt
Three Mile Island
Pennsylvania nuclear disaster site
- FukushimaJapanese nuclear accident site
- coal strikesMiners' organized work refusals
- rationingLimiting distribution during scarcity
solar
Of the star
- windAir current outdoors
- hydroelectricGenerated by flowing water
- geothermalRelating to underground heat
decarbonization · electrification · smart grid · climate action · carbon reduction · sustainable development
conservation
Preventing waste or loss
- rationingLimiting distribution during scarcity
- efficiency standardsMandated minimum performance levels
- nuclear powerEnergy from splitting atoms
drilling · strategic reserves · price controls · carpooling · alternative fuels · diversification · nationalization · emergency measures
oil embargo
Ban on petroleum exports
- OPECPetroleum exporters' coalition
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
- pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
petrodollar · supply chain · strategic reserves · conflict · cold war · Middle East · Russia · natural gas · blockade · weaponization
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