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- European Climate Change Policy Beyond 2012
- World Energy and Climate Policy: 2009 Assessment
- Trade and Investment Rules for Energy
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Executive Summary
- I. Maintaining open Markets - Border Measures and Energy Trade
- Issues and Challenges
- Background
- Analysis
- Recommendations
- II. Promoting Energy-related Investments
- Issues and Challenges
- Background
- Analysis
- Recommendations
- III. Aiding the Movement and Delivery of Energy Services
- Issues and Challenges
- Background
- Analysis
- Recommendations
- IV. Promoting Trade in environmental Goods and Services
- Issues and Challenges
- Background
- Analysis
- Recommendations
- V. Facilitating Cross-border Movement of Energy Services Personnel
- Issues and Challenges
- Background
- Analysis
- Recommendations
- VI. Conclusions
- Appendix I
- Appendix II
- Survey of Energy Resources Interim Update 2009
- Table of contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Coal
- Country Notes
- Crude Oil and Natural Gas Liquids
- Country Notes
- Oil Shale
- Country Notes
- Natural Bitumen and Extra-Heavy Oil
- Country Notes
- Natural Gas
- Country Notes
- Part I: Uranium
- Country Notes
- Part II: Nuclear
- Country Notes
- Hydropower
- Country Notes
- Peat
- Country Notes
- Solar Energy
- Country Notes
- Geothermal
- Country Notes
- Wind Energy
- Country Notes
- Tidal Energy
- Country Notes
- Wave Energy
- Country Notes
- Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion
- Country Notes
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
- Conversion Factors
- Regional Energy Integration in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Assessment of Energy Policy and Practices
- Contents
- Foreword
- Executive Summary
- Introduction
- Why an assessment is needed
- Why WEC is uniquely qualified
- Scope of Work
- Methodology
- "Macro" assessment
- "Micro" analysis
- Implementation of assessments
- Next Steps
- Annex 1: Description of Building Blocks
- Annex 2: Indicators and Weights
- Annex 3: Study Group Membership
- Survey of Energy Resources 2007
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Overview
- Contents
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
- Conversion Factors and Energy Equivalents
- Coal
- Reserves
- Energy Demand
- Energy Security
- Inter-fuel Substitution – Coal to Liquids
- Clean Coal Technologies
- Carbon Capture and Storage
- Coal Mine Methane
- Underground Coal Gasification
- Definitions
- Tables
- Country Notes
- Argentina
- Australia
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Canada
- China
- Colombia
- Czech Republic
- Germany
- Greece
- India
- Indonesia
- Kazakhstan
- Pakistan
- Poland
- Russian Federation
- Serbia
- South Africa
- Thailand
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Uzbekistan
- Crude Oil and Natural Gas Liquids
- Reserves and Resources
- A Contribution to the Peak Oil Discussion
- Conclusions
- References
- Definitions
- Tables
- Country Notes
- Algeria
- Angola
- Argentina
- Australia
- Azerbaijan
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Canada
- Chad
- China
- Colombia
- Congo
- Denmark
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Gabon
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Italy
- Kazakhstan
- Kuwait
- Libya/GSPLAJ
- Malaysia
- Mexico
- Nigeria
- Norway
- Oman
- Papua New Guinea
- Peru
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russian Federation
- Saudi Arabia
- Sudan
- Syria
- Thailand
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Turkmenistan
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Uzbekistan
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Oil Shale
- Introduction
- Definition of Oil Shale
- Origin of Oil Shale
- Classification of Oil Shales
- History of the Oil Shale Industry
- Oil Shale Resources
- Recoverable Resources
- References
- Tables
- Country Notes
- Australia
- Brazil
- Canada
- China
- Egypt
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- France
- Germany
- India
- Indonesia
- Israel
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Mongolia
- Morocco
- Nigeria
- Russian Federation
- Sweden
- Thailand
- Turkey
- United States of America
- Natural Bitumen and Extra-Heavy Oil
- Introduction
- Resource Quantities and Geographical Distribution
- Economics of Production, Transportation, and Refining Technology
- Transportation and Upgrading
- Economics of Upgrading and Markets for Upgraded Oil
- Summary and Implications
- References
- Definitions
- Tables
- Country Notes
- Albania
- Angola
- Azerbaijan
- Canada
- China
- Colombia
- Congo (Brazzaville)
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Cuba
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- Georgia
- Germany
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Italy
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Madagascar
- Mexico
- Nigeria
- Peru
- Poland
- Russian Federation
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Uzbekistan
- Venezuela
- Natural Gas
- Natural Gas Market Developments: The Way Ahead
- Natural Gas: A Successful Energy
- Assets for Future Gas Market Growth
- Stakes and Challenges
- Conclusions
- Definitions
- Tables
- Country Notes
- Algeria
- Argentina
- Australia
- Azerbaijan
- Bangladesh
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Canada
- China
- Colombia
- Denmark
- Egypt
- Germany
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Kazakhstan
- Kuwait
- Libya/GSPLAJ
- Malaysia
- Mexico
- Myanmar
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nigeria
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
- Peru
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russian Federation
- Saudi Arabia
- Thailand
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Uzbekistan
- Venezuela
- Yemen
- Uranium
- Overview
- Production
- Exploration
- Resources
- Supply and Demand Outlook – the next two decades
- Conclusion
- References
- Definitions
- Tables
- Country Notes
- Algeria
- Argentina
- Australia
- Brazil
- Canada
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Czech Republic
- Finland
- France
- Gabon
- Germany
- Greenland
- Hungary
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Malawi
- Mexico
- Mongolia
- Namibia
- Niger
- Pakistan
- Peru
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russian Federation
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sweden
- Thailand
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United States of America
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
- Nuclear
- Nuclear Power Today
- Rising Expectations
- Uranium Availability
- Spent Fuel and Reprocessing
- Waste and Decommissioning
- Safety
- Proliferation Resistance
- Projected Growth for Nuclear Power
- Concluding Remarks
- References
- Tables
- Country Notes
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- China
- Czech Republic
- Egypt
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Hungary
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Japan
- Kazakhstan
- Korea (Democratic People's Republic)
- Korea (Republic)
- Lithuania
- Mexico
- Netherlands
- Pakistan
- Romania
- Russian Federation
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan, China
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Vietnam
- Hydropower
- Introduction
- Present Situation and Future Potential
- The Changing Role of Hydropower
- Synergy with Other Renewable Energies
- Climate Change and Reservoir Emissions
- Hydropower Sustainability Guidelines
- Financing Hydropower
- Definitions
- Tables
- Country Notes
- Argentina
- Australia
- Austria
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Congo
- Costa Rica
- Czech Republic
- Ethiopia
- Finland
- France
- Gabon
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Italy
- Japan
- Jordan
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Madagascar
- Malaysia
- Mexico
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Norway
- Pakistan
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Russian Federation
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sweden
- Tajikistan
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Peat
- Introduction
- Resources
- Uses of Peat
- Production Methods
- Energy Markets
- Peat from a Climate Impact Point of View
- The Nature of Peatlands and Peat
- Balance of Peat Usage and Life-Cycle Analysis
- Wise Use of Peat
- References
- Definitions
- Tables
- Country Notes
- Argentina
- Belarus
- Brazil
- Burundi
- Canada
- China
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- Germany
- Greece
- Iceland
- Indonesia
- Ireland
- Italy
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Norway
- Poland
- Romania
- Russian Federation
- Sweden
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Bioenergy
- Introduction
- Wood Fuels
- Biomass for Electricity Generation
- Biofuels
- Biomass Resources
- Summary
- References
- Tables
- Country Notes
- Albania
- Algeria
- Argentina
- Australia
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bolivia
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Croatia
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Egypt
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Finland
- France
- Gabon
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greenland
- Hong Kong, China
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Indonesia
- Iran (Islamic Republic)
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Jordan
- Korea (Republic)
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Mexico
- Monaco
- Morocco
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russian Federation
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Swaziland
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria (Arab Republic)
- Taiwan, China
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Uruguay
- Solar
- Introduction
- Solar Radiation Resources
- Solar Collectors
- Solar Energy Applications
- Solar Photovoltaic Systems (PV)
- Solar Thermal Power Plants
- Solar Energy Storage Systems
- Other Solar Energy Applications
- Conclusion and Outlook
- References
- Tables
- Country Notes
- Albania
- Algeria
- Argentina
- Australia
- Austria
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- China
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Denmark
- Egypt
- Ethiopia
- Finland
- France
- Gabon
- Germany
- Greece
- Guinea
- Hong Kong, China
- Hungary
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran (Islamic Republic)
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kenya
- Korea (Republic)
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Mexico
- Namibia
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Pakistan
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russian Federation
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Uruguay
- Geothermal Energy
- Introduction
- Geothermal Resources
- Utilisation
- Technologies for Electricity Generation
- Electricity Generation
- Direct Utilisation
- Heat Pump Applications
- Environmental Issues
- Enhanced Geothermal Systems
- New Developments - drilling for higher temperatures
- Conclusions
- References
- Tables
- Country Notes
- Albania
- Algeria
- Argentina
- Australia
- Austria
- Belarus
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Ethiopia
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Guadeloupe
- Guatemala
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran (Islamic Republic)
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kenya
- Korea (Republic)
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- FYR Macedonia
- Mexico
- Mongolia
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Norway
- Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russian Federation
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan, China
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Turkey
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Vietnam
- Zambia
- Wind Energy
- Resource and Potential
- Types of Modern Wind Turbine
- Energy Production
- Wind Energy Costs
- Wind Farms
- Small Wind Turbines
- Environmental Aspects
- Integration into Supply Networks
- Future Developments
- References
- Tables
- Country Notes
- Albania
- Algeria
- Argentina
- Australia
- Austria
- Belgium
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- China
- Costa Rica
- Denmark
- Egypt
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- Finland
- France
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- Latvia
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- Russian Federation
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sweden
- Taiwan, China
- Tanzania
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Uruguay
- Tidal Energy
- The Tides
- Harnessing the Energy in the Tides
- The Future of Tidal Power
- References
- Country Notes
- Canada
- China
- France
- India
- Korea (Republic)
- Norway
- Russian Federation
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Wave Energy
- Introduction
- The Resource
- Wave Energy Technologies
- Environmental Aspects
- The Prospects for Wave Energy
- Conclusions
- References
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- International Bodies
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- Sweden
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- Economics and Finance
- A Typical OTEC Design
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World Energy and Climate Policy: 2009 Assessment
This report encapsulates assessment results across 88 countries. Identified are top division country performers in energy policy effectiveness, overall and by major objectives, and many examples of country best practices. more >
