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Introduction. The management of energy resources, as a component of modern management, has become one of the most important pillars in the context of European energy policy, in order to have more competitive European companies, economies, and to a large extent – states.

Aim of the study. The purpose of this paper is to bring to attention the necessity to take steps forward to create a strong link between resources and development, which is essential if one state aims to create a sustainable and brighter future. A weak management of energy affects energy prices, emissions targets, and legislation, all of which lead to several compelling reasons why, at all levels one state should focus on saving energy: in businesses, public-sector/government organizations, and homes. The energy industry is one of the most capital-consuming industries in the world. Relatively higher energy prices place a drag on economic growth everywhere except in economies that are dominated by energy production. The Romanian main energy institutions, next to the Ministry of Energy, are acting to the improvement of energy efficiency, the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, proceeding on maintaining the energy prices stable and the promotion of the renewable energy sources.
Keywords: management of energy resources, European energy policy, development, energy prices, emission targets, energy industry, Romanian institutions.
JEL Classification: O44, Q21, Q34, Q43, Q54.

From past to future

When analysing the evolution of management, the past times can be seen as certitude, while the future ones can be discussed in terms of work hypotheses. Scenarios have the great virtue of providing unlimited possibilities to treat future realities. We can talk about virtual realities as forms of manifestation of future contexts. If, by the end of the 19th century, we were talking about Fayol’s theories, nowadays we have the possibility to analyse such theories from the perspective of their validation within the real economy. It is obvious that the critical analysis is at hand rather than the construction of a system architecture able to reveal, in terms of reflection and experiments (with successes and failures), the evolution of miscellaneous phenomena.

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