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Energy policy in the United States is determined by federal, state and local public entities, which address issues of energy production, distribution and consumption. Energy policy may includes legislation, international treaties, incentives to investment, guidelines for energy conservation, taxation and other public policy techniques.
Petroleum is the dominant fossil fuel, accounted for 44 percent of fossil fuel use wolrdwide in 1998 (WEA). [1]
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- ^ World Energy Assessment (2000). "Energy and the Challenge of Sustainability", UNDP
