Sustainable Development and Innovation in the Energy SectorSpringer Science & Business Media, 2005 - 267 pages Almost every energy scenario assumes an enormous growth in the demand for energy in the coming decades. Meanwhile, at international conferences and other venues, the primary concern is massive reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, especially of the CO2 produced by fossil-fuel energy consumption. Experts also point out the political risk of depending on petroleum and remind us of the fact that resources are not inexhaustible. This timely book explores: how these conflicting scenarios could be reconciled; how can we shape a more sustainable energy system from the existing one; and possible technological progress and innovations to enable a brighter future. It also addresses the reality that there exists no consensus on the extent to which innovations can really contribute to reconciling ever-growing energy consumption, availability of resources and the environment, and the structural demands on any energy system. |
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... least , by the hospitality of the Ahr val- ley , and the friendly and efficient services , with which the Academy staff supported our work , especially Ms. Pauels , to whom we would like to express our gratitude . We also thank Mr ...
... least implicitly , addressed . If , by appropriate innovations , one succeeds in reducing , the use of exhaustible resources in production and consumption , so that a lower consumption of such limited stocks will suffice in the future ...
... least in some areas , is of course an empirical one , which has to be answered for every individual case . However , any conception of sustain- ability introduces some type of intertemporal stock . The demand to conserve it - or the ...
... least 5 % annually . Now we pose the question if such an improvement can be achieved in the future too . By citing representative examples ( energy consumption for residential heating , cars , electricity production and selected ...
... special rules for regenerative energies , allowing , in principle , at least tem- porary subsidies . The polluter - pays principle , which The reality of sustainability : Conflicts of aims in the choice of instruments 11.
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