The Energy Modeling Forum (EMF) was established in 1976 at Stanford University to provide a structural framework within which energy experts, analysts, and policy makers could meet to improve their understanding of critical energy problems.

For more information on the Energy Modeling Forum, please contact:
John Weyant
Director, Energy Modeling Forum
Engineering-Economic Systems and Operational Research
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305 USA
Internet: Energy Modeling Forum

The International Energy Agency, based in Paris, is an autonomous agency linked with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Each year the Economic Analysis Division publishes the World Energy Outlook (WEO), which provides detailed global energy projections covering supply and demand by fuel and sector to 2030. The WEO outlines two scenarios reflecting different policy environments. The Reference Scenario describes our energy future under current energy policies and practices. The World Alternative Policy Scenario analyses over 1400 energy policies currently under consideration to show an alternative energy future. The consequences of these two scenarios, e.g. energy security, CO2 emissions, investment requirements, trade are analyzed in a forward-looking manner and policy implications are highlighted. The World Energy Model is based on the IEA's extensive historical database and covers 21 separate countries and regions and the world as a whole.

For more information, please contact:

Dr. Fatih Birol
Chief Economist
Head of Economic Analysis Division
International Energy Agency
9, rue de la Federation
75739, Paris, Cedex 15, France

Dr. Fabien Roques
Economic Analysis Division
International Energy Agency
9, rue de la Federation
75739, Paris, Cedex 15, France

Resources for the Future (RFF) is a nonprofit and nonpartisan organization that conducts independent research -- rooted primarily in economics and other social sciences -- on environmental, energy, and natural resource issues. Founded in 1952, RFF has pioneered the application of cost-benefit analysis and other economic disciplines to develop more effective and efficient public policies on a wide variety of initiatives, including pollution control, climate change, energy use, land and water valuation, and biodiversity.

For more information, please contact:
Joseph E. Aldy
Resources for the Future
1616 P Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036 USA