Comments on the energy situation

Mankind grows at a frightening rate. The problems associated with this growth are about to engulf us. The beginnings of a Voelkerwanderung associated with the earth's overpopulation have been discernible for some time already. References, in this connection, to the year 2030 should make us realize that a person born today will be forty years young at that time. So, looking towards 2030 means talking about the present, not about some distant future, as many people keep telling us who seem to think mainly in terms of legislative periods. Energy supply is a global problem and must not be allowed to degenerate into a parochial, national, provincial concern. The problem of worldwide energy supply is a difficult task, but a task which can be solved. Ensuring the supply of energy so as to meet the needs of all countries is a major prerequisite of a satisfactory quality of life and, consequently, is closely associated with peace in the world. (orig.)