Winds of change : : East Asia's sustainable energy future / / Xiaodong Wang ... [and others]

• Pubblicazione: Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2010]; copyright 2010
• Descrizione fisica: xvii, 154 pages : color illustrations ; ; 26 cm
• Disciplina: 333.79/4095
• Soggetto topico: Renewable energy sources - East Asia; Energy policy - East Asia; Energy industries - East Asia
• Altri autori: WangXiaodong
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-146) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Regional energy challenges -- Energy scenarios -- Baseline: unacceptable environmental damages and growing energy insecurity -- Sustainable future: improved environment and enhanced security -- Path to energy sustainability: transformative policy tools and financing mechanisms -- World bank's role: support shift toward sustainability.
• Sommario/riassunto: This report examines East Asia's energy future over the next two decades through two energy scenarios. It outlines the strategic direction of East Asia's energy sector to meet its growing energy demand in an environmentally sustainable manner, and presents a pathway of policy frameworks and financing mechanisms to get there. The report concluded that it is within the reach for East Asia to stabilize CO2 emissions by 2025, improve local environment, and enhance energy security, without compromising economic growth, through large-scale deployment of energy efficiency and low-carbon technologies.
• Titolo autorizzato: Winds of change
• ISBN: 1-282-72577-7; 0-8213-8502-X; 1-4416-6966-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910807454003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: World Bank e-Library.