Open AccessDeveloping powers
Author(s) -
Showstack Randy
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/eo081i023p00254-04
Subject(s) - greenhouse gas , renewable energy , climate change , nuclear power , china , natural resource economics , climate change mitigation , efficient energy use , electric power , environmental science , business , environmental protection , power (physics) , political science , economics , engineering , ecology , physics , quantum mechanics , law , electrical engineering , biology
Three new reports commissioned by the Pew Center on Global Climate Change examine the electric power sectors in Argentina, Brazil, and China, and the potential impact that energy use in each country has on climate change. In 1999, Argentina voluntarily agreed to lower its greenhouse gas emissions to 2 10% below projected emissions for 2012. The report looks at additional steps that could further reduce emissions, including adopting policies that favor renewable energy sources and nuclear power, and increasing energy efficiency by end‐users.