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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
- Ethiopia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hong Kong, China
- Hungary
- India
- Ireland
- Italy
- Japan
- Jordan
- Korea (Republic)
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Mexico
- Morocco
- Namibia
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Norway
- Peru
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- 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
- Country Notes
- International Bodies
- Australia
- Canada
- China
- Denmark
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- India
- Ireland
- Japan
- Mexico
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Portugal
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sweden
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion
- Introduction
- Types of OTEC Plant
- Economics and Finance
- A Typical OTEC Design
- The Way Ahead and the Market
- References
- Country Notes
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- Indonesia
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Survey of Energy Resources Interim Update 2009
July 2009
The Survey of Energy Resourcs is a unique comprehensive compilation of global energy resources. This update to the 2007 WEC study provides updated tables, figures or country notes for 15 key energy resources.
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