Confronting Climate Change : Strategies for Energy Research and Development.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Staff, National Research Council
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington : National Academies Press, 1900.
Temas:
Climatic changes > Government policy > United States.
Power resources > Research > United States.
Greenhouse gases > Environmental aspects.
Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric > Environmental aspects.
Ressources énergétiques > Recherche > États-Unis.
Gaz à effet de serre > Aspect de l'environnement.
Effet de serre (Météorologie) > Aspect de l'environnement.
Climatic changes > Government policy
Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric > Environmental aspects
Greenhouse gases > Environmental aspects
Power resources > Research
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ""Confronting Climate Change""; ""Copyright""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Highlights""; ""1 Strategies for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Key Findings and Recommendations""; ""END-USE SECTOR ANALYSIS""; ""Electric Power Sector""; ""Transportation Sector""; ""Buildings Sector""; ""Industry Sector""; ""CURRENT STATUS OF ALTERNATIVE ENERGY R & D""; ""FINDINGS""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""Focused R & D Strategy-Actions""; ""Insurance Strategy""; ""Basic and Generic Research""; ""GHG Emissions Monitoring and Instrumentation""; ""Federal outlays for Alternative Energy R & D""
  • ""Leveraging Federal Investments Globally""""2 Background""; ""GENESIS OF THE STUDY""; ""PROBLEM DESCRIPTION""; ""THE GLOBAL CONTEXT""; ""NOTES AND REFERENCES""; ""3 A Framework for Planning and Implementing Energy R & D""; ""R & D AT THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY""; ""ENERGY R & D OUTSIDE THE DOE""; ""Other Federal Agencies""; ""The Private Sector""; ""GRI and EPRI""; ""LESSONS FROM R & D PROGRAMS AND INSTRUMENTS""; ""TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATIONS IN OTHER NATIONS""; ""TECHNOLOGY-ADOPTION PROCESS""; ""ATTAINING LOW-GHG EMISSIONS""; ""ROLE OF R & D""; ""ENERGY POLICY AND GHGS""
  • ""ROLE OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR""""MANAGEMENT OF FEDERAL ENERGY R & D""; ""ALTERNATIVE BUDGET STRATEGIES""; ""LEVERAGING FEDERAL INVESTMENTS GLOBALLY""; ""STRATEGY OPTIONS""; ""NOTES AND REFERENCES""; ""4 Potential for Reducing Emissions of Greenhouse Gases""; ""ELECTRIC POWER""; ""Energy Use and GHG Emissions""; ""Major Targets for Attention""; ""Availability of Technology to Reduce GHG Emissions""; ""Fossil Fuels""; ""Capture and Disposal of CO2""; ""Nuclear Energy""; ""Renewables""; ""R & D Needs and Priorities""; ""Review of DOE Fossil Energy R & D Program""; ""Fossil Energy R & D Needs""
  • ""Review of DOE Nuclear Energy R & D Program""""Nuclear Fission R & D Needs""; ""Fusion""; ""Review of DOE Renewables R & D Program""; ""Renewables R & D Needs""; ""Current Transmission and Distribution (T & D) and Storage R & D Programs""; ""T & D and Storage R & D Needs""; ""Summary""; ""Fossil Fuels""; ""Nuclear Energy""; ""Renewables""; ""T & D and Storage""; ""TRANSPORTATION""; ""Energy Use and GRG Emissions""; ""CFC Considerations""; ""Major Targets for Attention""; ""Automobiles and Light Trucks""; ""Other Modes of Transportation""; ""Achieving Major GRG Emissions Reductions in the Long Term""
  • ""R & D Priorities in Transportation""""Technology Base Research""; ""Vehicle Components and Systems""; ""Policy Studies""; ""An Assessment of DOE Transportation Research""; ""RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS""; ""Energy Use and GHG Emissions""; ""Major Targets for Attention""; ""Path to Reduce Emissions""; ""Reduced Energy Service Demand""; ""Increased Efficiency of Energy Conversion""; ""Fuel Substitution""; ""Summary""; ""R & D Needs and Priorities""; ""Near Term""; ""Long Term""; ""Assessment of the Federal R & D Program""; ""Technology-Adoption Strategies""

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