Global Energy Assessment

by Johansson, Thomas B.; Nakicenovic, Nebojsa; Patwardhan, Anand; Gomez-Echeverri, Luis

• ISBN13: 9781107005198
• ISBN10: 1107005191
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-08-27
• Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr

Summary

The Global Energy Assessment (GEA) brings together over 300 international researchers to provide an independent, scientifically based, integrated, and policy-relevant analysis of current and emerging energy issues and options. It has been peer-reviewed anonymously by an additional 200 international experts. The GEA assesses the major global challenges for sustainable development and their linkages to energy; the technologies and resources available for providing energy services; future energy systems that address the major challenges; and the policies and other measures that are needed to realize transformational change toward sustainable energy futures. The GEA goes beyond existing studies on energy issues by presenting a comprehensive and integrated analysis of energy challenges, opportunities and strategies, for developing, industrialized and emerging economies. This volume is an invaluable resource for energy specialists and technologists in all sectors (academia, industry, and government) as well as policymakers, development economists and practitioners in international organizations and national governments.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Preface

Key findings

Summary for policy makers

Technical summary

Energy primer

Energy, poverty, and development

Energy and environment

Energy and health

Energy and security

Energy and economy

Energy resources and potentials

Energy end-use: industry

Energy end-use: transport

Energy end-use: buildings

Renewable energy

Fossil energy

Carbon capture and storage

Nuclear energy

Energy supply systems

Transitions in energy systems

Energy pathways for sustainable development

Urban energy systems

Energy access for development

Land and water: linkages to bioenergy

Lifestyles, well-being and energy

Policies for energy system transformations: objectives and instruments

Policies for energy access

Policies for the Energy Technology Innovation System (ETIS)

Policies for capacity development

Acronyms, abbreviations and chemical symbols

Technical guidelines

Contributors to the Global Energy Assessment

Reviewers of the Global Energy Assessment

Index

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