能源衰竭對經濟發展與生存環境之衝擊.pdf

能源衰竭對經濟發展與生存環境之衝擊 丁仁東 崑山科技大學財金系助理教授 聯絡電話：(06) 205-0622；0939081053 Email: zding@.tw 摘要 人類的使用能源，是人類歷史上的一件大事，帶來人類生活莫大的衝擊，因 此產生了科技文明，使人類的經濟快速的發展。因為人類經濟發展的歷程都與能 源使用有關，我們可將人類能源的使用按能源供給與能源人均產值的不同區分為 四個階段。本文首先由歷史上說明了前三個階段能源使用曾對人類經濟發展與生 存環境產生的影響，其次討論末了階段能源衰竭對經濟發展與生存環境可能造成 的衝擊。我們特別要留意能源衰竭期將發生的這些事，因為前三個階段都已成歷 史，但能源衰竭對人類經 濟發展與生存環境的衝擊，正嚴重威脅著人類的生存， 而且將隨著能源的衰竭而逐日加深。我們希望藉著這樣的討論，洞察能源的使用 如何關係著經濟發展與人類生存的每一層面。 關鍵詞：能源使用、能源衰竭 Abstract The use of energy is an important discovery in human history. It brought in technological civilization and had an enormous impact on our human living. The result of energy usage was a rapid economic development. Much of the path of human economic development is related to the use of energy; we can therefore divide the energy usage of mankind into four stages according to the different scale in energy provision and the energy production per capita. This paper firstly provides a historical basis to show how the use of energy affected the economic development and living environment in the first three stages. It then discusses the impact on the economic development and living environment because of the energy depletion in the last stage. A particular focus should be emphasized in the stage of depletion because the first three stages have already undergone history; however, the stage of depletion is currently in process. The characteristics indicated in the stage of depletion will seriously threaten the existence of mankind and could potentially worsen with time. We hope through this discussion, we will gain further insight into the economic development and human existence that are deeply related to the use of energy. Key Words: The Use of energy, Energy Depletion