Responding to Global Warming: The Technology, Economics and Politics of Sustainable EnergyZed Books, 1994 - 304 pages With the Framework Convention on Climate Change, action to prevent possible global warming is on the agenda. But the obtacles appear daunting. Peter Read argues that the problem can be tackled, however, at a much more affordable cost than commonly realized, and in ways likely both to provide incentives to energy corporations and to improve the development prospects of many countries in the South. |
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Contents
Introduction 137 | 7 |
Tables | 24 |
The Fragile Climate System | 25 |
Political Decisions in an Uncertain World | 59 |
2 | 66 |
2a Regrets With Lowcost Emissions Reduction Technology | 75 |
Sustainable Fuel Technology | 82 |
4 | 111 |
National Interests | 194 |
The Road from Rio | 226 |
Measurement Issues | 237 |
Sustainability Questions | 249 |
A Smoother Road Ahead | 258 |
The New Zealand Case | 279 |
Per cent Tradeable Obligation Required in Order | 283 |
Reduction in Net Emissions Relative to 1990 Emissions | 289 |