1 A hypothetical method for evaluating energy policy options using the evidential reasoning approach M. Sönmez * , J.B.Yang * and G. Graham ^ * Manchester School of Management UMIST, P.O. Box 88 Manchester M60 1QD ^ Department of Business Studies, University of Salford, Salford M5 4WT Working Paper Series, Paper No.: 2005 ISBN: 1 86115 074 1, ( http://www.umist.ac.uk/management ) Manchester School of Management UMIST, pp.1-20, 2000 Correspondence: Mahmut Sönmez Manchester School of Management, UMIST, P.O. Box 88, M60 1QD, Manchester, UK Tel: +44 161 200 3529 Fax: +44 161 200 3505 E-mail: mcyigms6@fs1.sm.umist.ac.uk