Nuclear Energy and the Kyoto Protocol
The implementation of the Kyoto Protocol and the application of its "flexible mechanisms" are at the forefront of energy policy debates in most OECD countries. The potential role of nuclear energy in this context is viewed very differently and assessed against various criteria by the range...
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OECD Publishing
2002.
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Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Executive Summary
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Global warming and its consequences
- 3. Evolution of greenhouse gas emissions and concentrations in the atmosphere
- 4. CO2 emission reductions by currently operating nuclearpower plants
- 5. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
- 6. The Kyoto Protocol
- 7. Joint implementation and the clean development mechanism
- 8. Emissions trading and the value of carbon
- 9. Beyond 2008-2012
- 10. Low-carbon emitting electricity generation options
- Appendix: Country categories under the UNFCCC
- References
