Energy expert Dr. Daniel Yergin says that Superstorm Sandy makes clear the need to enhance America’s energy security system. Yergin, vice chairman of IHS and author of best-selling The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking the Modern World, spoke at the inaugural IHS Forum in Washington, DC. “New Jersey and New York are suffering from the same kind of integrated energy shock that hit the Gulf Coast from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita,” Yergin said.
Dr. Yergin drew on key lessons from The Quest such as the need “to be better prepared for energy disruptions. One has to assume that shocks will come. This requires planning for resilience and striving for the best information for decision-making. It also requires prepositioning the knowledge so that governments and private sector can communicate smoothly and quickly.”
