The 1973 oil crisis and the designing of a Danish energy policy

Journal article | Zeitschriftenartikel

The Danish energy supply was well-functioning before the oil crisis began in 1973, but the country was highly dependent on imported oil. Thus, the crisis hit a key nerve in its society. This paper analyzes the energy supply before and after 1973, especially the immediate and long-term measures taken to ensure supply security. I argue that the two most important features were the establishment of a regulative regime and the construction of a diversified energy supply. Governmental regulation was considered a precondition for a successful turnaround of the energy sector from an extreme dependency on imported oil to a diversified energy mix. However, increased CO2 emissions soon made evident that the multi-tier energy supply system was fairly short sighted, and, in the wake of the Brundtland Report, Denmark entered a new and more climatefriendly path.

Object Details

• Alternative title: Die Ölkrise von 1973 und die Entwicklung einer dänischen Energiepolitik
• ISSN: 0172-6404
• Extent: Seite(n): 94-112
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Historical Social Research, 39(4)

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Ökologie ; Politikwissenschaft ; spezielle Ressortpolitik ; Ökologie und Umwelt ; Klimaschutz ; Erdöl ; Energieversorgung ; Krise ; Energiepolitik ; Diversifikation ; Windenergie ; Energieerzeugung ; erneuerbare Energie ; Dänemark

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Rüdiger, Mogens
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Deutschland
• (when): 2014

Further information

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.39.2014.4.94-112
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-404893
• Rights: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Last update: 21.06.2024, 4:27 PM CEST