This paper discusses structure, impact, costs, and efficiency of renewable energy supply in the eight largest advanced … reductions in net carbon emissions; technological innovation, and increased energy security. The latter part of the paper centers … justified, relative to other means to increase energy security and reduce carbon emissions. We also find an excessive emphasis …

. CDM is an important tool to improve the viability of many clean technology investments as it offers a number of important …

rapidly increase its energy supply, even if major improvements in energy efficiency are attained. The region is characterized … by a low-carbon power matrix and a potential to produce over 78 PWh from non-traditional renewable energy technologies … energy. Additional (societal) benefits of employing renewables are considerable but typically left out of cost comparisons. A …

<i>¡°Even with the latest and best vehicles, machinery, technology and buildings, if we continue to use resources … irresponsibly ¡ª if we continue to waste food, water and energy ¡ª we are not even in the race.¡±</i> This book looks at the … sustainable, low-carbon future. To focus on renewable energy and energy efficiency. To stop the burning and stop wasting resources …

Managing climate change caused by greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions has been recognized as one of the world’s greatest … challenges in current times, in particular in Asia and the Pacific which accounts for most of the world’s GHG emissions. Such … investment indirectly contribute to GHG emissions through the energy used in associated production and transportation processes …

energy technology was relatively limited. In the two subsequent decades a great deal has been learned. The problem of … role of technology appears even more important when emissions mitigation strategies are co-developed in the context of …

proportions is unfolding. The state, nation and world are caught in serial market failures sparked by the collapse of the housing … this backdrop, Energy Efficiency, Innovation, and Job Creation in California analyses the economic impact of CARB’s past … and future policies to reduce fossil fuel generated energy demand. California’s achievements in energy efficiency over …

Since the energy crisis in the 1970s and later the growing concern for climate change in the 1990s, policymakers at all … levels of government and around the world have been enthusiastically supporting a wide range of incentive mechanisms for … electricity from renewable energy sources (RES-E). Motivations range from energy security to environmental preservation to green …

renewable energy. We evaluate the relative performance of policies according to incentives provided for emissions reduction …