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World energy demand is surging. Oil, coal and natural gas still meet most global energy needs, creating serious … implications for the environment. One result is that CO2 emissions, the principal cause of global warming, are rising. This new … study underlines the close link between efforts to ensure energy security and those to mitigate climate change. Decisions on …
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The linkage between transport and economic development is a highly contentious issue which has generated considerable debate and an abundant literature. There is a firmly-held belief among politicians that investment in transport infrastructure promotes economic development and, by extension,...
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Car ownership is set to triple by 2050, trucking activity will double and air travel could increase fourfold. This book examines how to enable mobility without accelerating climate change. It finds that if we change the way we travel, adopt technologies to improve vehicle efficiency and shift to...
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Responding to a Gleneagles G8 Summit request, this book shows how changes in energy efficiency, economic structure …, income, prices and fuel mix have affected recent trends in energy use and CO2 emissions in IEA countries. The results are a … “wake-up call” for us all. Since 1990, the rate of energy efficiency improvement in IEA countries has been less than 1% per …
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