在去年世界能源展望的前言中，我強(qiáng)調(diào)需要詳細(xì)、細(xì)致、客觀和原始的分析作為健全能源政策制定的基礎(chǔ)。此后，在許多情況下，根據(jù)《世界能源展望》的分析，作出了影響能源未來的重要政治決定。其中包括在許多國家制定指導(dǎo)非常規(guī)天然氣資源開發(fā)的原則，以及社會各方面作出新的承諾，推動投資，實(shí)現(xiàn)普及能源的目標(biāo)。

In the Foreword to last year’s World Energy Outlook, I stressed the need for detailed, meticulous, objective and original analysis as a foundation for sound energy policy making. Important political decisions shaping the energy future have since been taken, in many cases drawing on the analysis in the World Energy Outlook. They include the specification, in many countries, of principles to guide the development of unconventional gas resources and new commitments, from all parts of society, to boost investment towards the goal of providing universal energy access.