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050 4 _aQC981.8.C5 -- N35 1990eb
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245 1 0 _aConfronting Climate Change :
_bStrategies for Energy Research and Development.
250 _a1st ed.
264 1 _aWashington, D.C. :
_bNational Academies Press,
_c1990.
264 4 _c©1990.
300 _a1 online resource (144 pages)
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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505 0 _aConfronting Climate Change -- Copyright -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Highlights -- 1 Strategies for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Key Findings and Recommendations -- END-USE SECTOR ANALYSIS -- Electric Power Sector -- Transportation Sector -- Buildings Sector -- Industry Sector -- CURRENT STATUS OF ALTERNATIVE ENERGY R&amp -- D -- FINDINGS -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- Focused R&amp -- D Strategy-Actions -- Insurance Strategy -- Basic and Generic Research -- GHG Emissions Monitoring and Instrumentation -- Federal outlays for Alternative Energy R&amp -- D -- Leveraging Federal Investments Globally -- 2 Background -- GENESIS OF THE STUDY -- PROBLEM DESCRIPTION -- THE GLOBAL CONTEXT -- NOTES AND REFERENCES -- 3 A Framework for Planning and Implementing Energy R&amp -- D -- R&amp -- D AT THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY -- ENERGY R&amp -- D OUTSIDE THE DOE -- Other Federal Agencies -- The Private Sector -- GRI and EPRI -- LESSONS FROM R&amp -- D PROGRAMS AND INSTRUMENTS -- TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATIONS IN OTHER NATIONS -- TECHNOLOGY-ADOPTION PROCESS -- ATTAINING LOW-GHG EMISSIONS -- ROLE OF R&amp -- D -- ENERGY POLICY AND GHGS -- ROLE OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR -- MANAGEMENT OF FEDERAL ENERGY R&amp -- D -- ALTERNATIVE BUDGET STRATEGIES -- LEVERAGING FEDERAL INVESTMENTS GLOBALLY -- STRATEGY OPTIONS -- NOTES AND REFERENCES -- 4 Potential for Reducing Emissions of Greenhouse Gases -- ELECTRIC POWER -- Energy Use and GHG Emissions -- Major Targets for Attention -- Availability of Technology to Reduce GHG Emissions -- Fossil Fuels -- Capture and Disposal of CO2 -- Nuclear Energy -- Renewables -- R&amp -- D Needs and Priorities -- Review of DOE Fossil Energy R&amp -- D Program -- Fossil Energy R&amp -- D Needs -- Review of DOE Nuclear Energy R&amp -- D Program -- Nuclear Fission R&amp -- D Needs -- Fusion -- Review of DOE Renewables R&amp -- D Program.
505 8 _aRenewables R&amp -- D Needs -- Current Transmission and Distribution (T&amp -- D) and Storage R&amp -- D Programs -- T&amp -- D and Storage R&amp -- D Needs -- Summary -- Fossil Fuels -- Nuclear Energy -- Renewables -- T&amp -- D and Storage -- TRANSPORTATION -- Energy Use and GRG Emissions -- CFC Considerations -- Major Targets for Attention -- Automobiles and Light Trucks -- Other Modes of Transportation -- Achieving Major GRG Emissions Reductions in the Long Term -- R&amp -- D Priorities in Transportation -- Technology Base Research -- Vehicle Components and Systems -- Policy Studies -- An Assessment of DOE Transportation Research -- RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS -- Energy Use and GHG Emissions -- Major Targets for Attention -- Path to Reduce Emissions -- Reduced Energy Service Demand -- Increased Efficiency of Energy Conversion -- Fuel Substitution -- Summary -- R&amp -- D Needs and Priorities -- Near Term -- Long Term -- Assessment of the Federal R&amp -- D Program -- Technology-Adoption Strategies -- Make Energy Service Markets Work -- Provide Education and Training -- Improve Building Practices -- Provide Feedback and Motivation -- Develop Urban Design Practices -- Apply Foreign Technology -- INDUSTRY -- Energy Use and GHG Emissions -- Major Targets for Attention -- Availability of Technology to Reduce GHG Emissions -- Energy Efficiency Improvements -- Fuel Switching -- Recycling of Materials -- Biomass -- R&amp -- D Needs and Priorities -- Energy Efficiency Improvements -- Fuel Switching -- Recycling of Materials -- Biomass -- Current Energy R&amp -- D Programs -- ADDENDUM: BIOMASS FOR ENERGY AND FEEDSTOCKS -- NOTES AND REFERENCES -- Bibliography.
588 _aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590 _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aClimatic changes -- Government policy -- United States.
650 0 _aPower resources -- Research -- United States.
650 0 _aGreenhouse gases -- Environmental aspects.
650 0 _aGreenhouse effect, Atmospheric -- Environmental aspects.
655 4 _aElectronic books.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
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_tConfronting Climate Change
_dWashington, D.C. : National Academies Press,c1990
_z9780309043472
797 2 _aProQuest (Firm)
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