Sectoral approaches in electricity : building bridges to a safe climate

Sectoral approaches in electricity building bridges to a safe climate

Electricity accounts for more than 40 % of global energy-related CO2 emissions. This issue is most pressing for developing countries where growth in power demand is particularly high, fueling the risk of irreversible investment in CO2-intensive capacity, the so-called “carbon lock-in”. Sectoral Appr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Corporate Authors: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (-), International Energy Agency, SourceOECD (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Paris, France : OECD/IEA c2009.
Subjects:
Electric power production > Environmental aspects.
Electricity > Health aspects.
Climatic changes > Environmental aspects.
Atmospheric carbon dioxide > Environmental aspects.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009705672906719
Table of Contents:
  • Table of contents; Executive summary; Introduction; 1. Tackling climate change in the electricity sector; 2. Presenting options for international sectoral approaches; 3. Policy options to transform power generation; 4. Targeting carbon lock-in: case studies on electricity; 5. Next steps; 6. References

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