Editing Energy policy (section)

==Purposes==
Access to energy is critical for basic social needs, such as lighting, heating, cooking, and healthcare. Given the importance of energy, the price of energy has a direct effect on jobs, economic productivity, business competitiveness, and the cost of goods and services.

Frequently the dominant issue of energy policy is the risk of supply-demand mismatch (see: [[energy crisis]]). Current energy policies also address environmental issues (see: [[climate change]]), particularly challenging because of the need to reconcile global objectives and international rules with domestic needs and laws.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Farah |first1=Paolo Davide |last2=Rossi |first2=Piercarlo |date=December 2, 2011 |title=National Energy Policies and Energy Security in the Context of Climate Change and Global Environmental Risks: A Theoretical Framework for Reconciling Domestic and International Law Through a Multiscalar and Multilevel Approach |journal=European Energy and Environmental Law Review |volume=2 |issue=6 |pages=232–244 |ssrn=1970698}}</ref>

The "human dimensions" of [[energy use]] are of increasing interest to [[business sector | business]], utilities, and policymakers. Using the [[social sciences]] to gain insights into energy [[consumer behavior]] can help policymakers to make better decisions about broad-based [[climate and energy]] options.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nudge • Nudging consumers towards energy efficiency through behavioural science |url=https://www.nudgeproject.eu/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=Nudge |language=en-US}}</ref> This could facilitate more [[efficient energy use]], [[renewable energy commercialization | renewable-energy commercialization]], and [[carbon emission | carbon-emission]] reductions.<ref>Robert C. Armstrong, Catherine Wolfram, Robert Gross, Nathan S. Lewis, and [[M.V. Ramana]] et al., "The Frontiers of Energy", ''Nature Energy'', Vol 1, 11 January 2016.</ref>