Achieving a sustainable global energy system : identifying possibilities using long term energy scenarios Sustainable development and global climate change have figured prominently in scientific analysis and international policymaking since the early 1990s. This book formulates technology strategies that will lead to environmentally sustainable energy systems based on an analysis of global climate change issues using the concept of sustainable development. The authors focus on environmentally compatible long term technology developments within the global energy system while also considering aspects of economic and social sustainability 1. Sustainable development and climate change 2. Methodology 3. Energy economy environment scenarios at IIASA ECS 4. Technology clusters 5. A sustainable development scenario in detail 6. Summary and policy implications