CSD Brief No 25: The Green Element in the Sustainable Energy Policies of Europe
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Published: 2010
Total Pages: 14
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Ottmar Edenhofer
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2011-11-21
Total Pages: 1088
ISBN-13: 9781107607101
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report (IPCC-SRREN) assesses the potential role of renewable energy in the mitigation of climate change. It covers the six most important renewable energy sources - bioenergy, solar, geothermal, hydropower, ocean and wind energy - as well as their integration into present and future energy systems. It considers the environmental and social consequences associated with the deployment of these technologies, and presents strategies to overcome technical as well as non-technical obstacles to their application and diffusion. SRREN brings a broad spectrum of technology-specific experts together with scientists studying energy systems as a whole. Prepared following strict IPCC procedures, it presents an impartial assessment of the current state of knowledge: it is policy relevant but not policy prescriptive. SRREN is an invaluable assessment of the potential role of renewable energy for the mitigation of climate change for policymakers, the private sector, and academic researchers.
Author: Douglas Arent
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2017
Total Pages: 631
ISBN-13: 0198802242
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA volume on the political economy of clean energy transition in developed and developing regions, with a focus on the issues that different countries face as they transition from fossil fuels to lower carbon technologies.
Author: Fabrizio Cavani
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2009-09-22
Total Pages: 621
ISBN-13: 3527629122
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn recent years the need for sustainable process design and alternative reaction routes to reduce industry?s impact on the environment has gained vital importance. The book begins with a general overview of new trends in designing industrial chemical processes which are environmentally friendly and economically feasible. Specific examples written by experts from industry cover the possibilities of running industrial chemical processes in a sustainable manner and provide an up-to-date insight into the main concerns, e.g., the use of renewable raw materials, the use of alternative energy sources in chemical processes, the design of intrinsically safe processes, microreactor and integrated reaction/ separation technologies, process intensification, waste reduction, new catalytic routes and/or solvent and process optimization.
Author: Terry Barker
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Published: 2007
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781422316009
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis summary of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change represents the formally agreed statement concerning climate change mitigation. It focuses on new literature on the scientific, technological, environmental, economic & social aspects of mitigation of climate change, pub. since the 3rd Assessment Report & the Special Reports on CO2 Capture & Storage & on Safeguarding the Ozone Layer & the Global Climate System. Contents: Greenhouse gas emission trends; Mitigation in the short & medium term across different economic sectors (until 2030); Mitigation in the long-term & beyond 2030; Policies, measures & instruments to mitigate climate change; Sustainable develop. & climate change mitigation; & Gaps in knowledge. Illus.
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Publisher: New York : United Nations
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 460
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Buckler, Carolee
Publisher: UNESCO
Published: 2014-11-10
Total Pages: 198
ISBN-13: 9231000535
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: United Nations. Division for Sustainable Development
Publisher: United Nations Publications
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 246
ISBN-13: 9789211045178
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEnergy issues pose a challenge for efforts aimed at achieving sustainable development in that its use is necessary for economic and social development, yet it is also a major cause of environmental degradation, especially atmospheric pollution. Despite the growth in commercial energy use, two billion people remain without access to modern energy sources, and improving this situation is crucial to realising the Millennium Declaration goal of halving the number of people living in poverty by 2015. This publication contains a number of case studies to illustrate best practice and lessons learned regarding sustainable energy use, including: energy market reform, energy efficiency, conventional and renewable energy technologies.
Author: United Nations Environment Programme
Publisher: UNEP/Earthprint
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 104
ISBN-13: 9789280730210
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Guidelines for Social Life Cycle Assessment of Products provides a map, a skeleton and a flash light for stakeholders engaging in the assessment of social and socio-economic impacts of products life cycle. The map describes the context, the key concepts, the broader field in which tools and techniques are getting developed and their scope of application. The skeleton presents key elements to consider and provide guidance for the goal and scope, inventory, impact assessment and interpretation phases of a social life cycle assessment. The flash light highlights areas where further research is needed. Social Life Cycle Assessment is a technique available to account for stories and inform systematically on impacts that otherwise would be lost in the vast and fast moving sea of our modern world. May it help stakeholders to effectively and efficiently engage to improve social and socio-economic conditions of production and consumption