Confronting Climate Change

Strategies for Energy Research and Development

Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 9780309043472
eISBN Pdf: 9780309595018
Place of publication: United States
Year of digital publication: 1990
Month: January
Pages: 145
Language: English

Confronting Climate Change
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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&D
- FINDINGS
- RECOMMENDATIONS
  - Focused R&D Strategy-Actions
  - Insurance Strategy
  - Basic and Generic Research
  - GHG Emissions Monitoring and Instrumentation
  - Federal outlays for Alternative Energy R&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&D
- R&D AT THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
- ENERGY R&D OUTSIDE THE DOE
  - Other Federal Agencies
  - The Private Sector
  - GRI and EPRI
- LESSONS FROM R&D PROGRAMS AND INSTRUMENTS
- TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATIONS IN OTHER NATIONS
- TECHNOLOGY-ADOPTION PROCESS
- ATTAINING LOW-GHG EMISSIONS
- ROLE OF R&D
- ENERGY POLICY AND GHGS
- ROLE OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR
- MANAGEMENT OF FEDERAL ENERGY R&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&D Needs and Priorities
    - Review of DOE Fossil Energy R&D Program
    - Fossil Energy R&D Needs
    - Review of DOE Nuclear Energy R&D Program
    - Nuclear Fission R&D Needs
    - Fusion
    - Review of DOE Renewables R&D Program
    - Renewables R&D Needs
    - Current Transmission and Distribution (T&D) and Storage R&D Programs
    - T&D and Storage R&D Needs
  - Summary
    - Fossil Fuels
    - Nuclear Energy
    - Renewables
    - T&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&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&D Needs and Priorities
    - Near Term
    - Long Term
  - Assessment of the Federal R&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&D Needs and Priorities
    - Energy Efficiency Improvements
    - Fuel Switching
    - Recycling of Materials
    - Biomass
  - Current Energy R&D Programs
- ADDENDUM: BIOMASS FOR ENERGY AND FEEDSTOCKS
- NOTES AND REFERENCES
- Bibliography

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