A survey with the title “Identifying Emerging Issues for Policy Makers” has been conducted in September 2010 in the context of the EC Project “Scanning for Emerging Science & Technology Issues” (SESTI) .
It has been especially aimed at professionals from the Foresight Community, Business innovators as well consultants to business and policy makers and has been advertised via related specialised groups related to foresight, business innovation and consulting, e.g. on LinkedIn.
The survey results indicate that there seems to be substantial consent among the expert respondents that the way we generate, manage, distribute and consume energy is about to change and needs further changes in order to cope with future challenges like global growing demand for energy, declining availability of fossil fuels, ensuring the safety and security of energy distribution and improvements of the environment (pollution, global warming).
