Towards Sustainable Energy Systems

ISBN-13: 9781853838828 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 342 str.

German Advisory Council on Global Change

Opis

Underscores the urgent need to transform global energy systems so that the world's population has access to energy based on renewable sources. This title offers a contribution to the scientific and policy debates on these critical issues.

Spis treści

Council Staff and Acknowledgements * Outline of Contents * Contents * Boxes * Tables * Figures * Acronyms and Abbreviations * Summary for Policymakers * Introduction * Social and Economic Energy System Linkages * Technologies and their Sustainable Potential * The WGBU Transformation Strategy: Path Towards Globally Sustainable Energy Systems * Research For Energy System Transformation * Milestones on the WBGU Transformation Roadmap: Policy Objective, Time Frames and Activities * References * Glossary * Index

O autorze

(Wbgu), German Advisory Council On Global Change