Zero Carbon Energy Kyoto 2010

by Takeshi Yao

Comprising the proceedings of the Second International Symposium of the Global COE Program, this book follows on the earlier volume Zero-Carbon Energy Kyoto 2009, published in March 2010.

Zero Carbon Energy Kyoto 2010

Author: Takeshi Yao

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

ISBN: 9784431539100

Page: 321

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Since 2008, the Global Center of Excellence (COE) at Kyoto University, Japan, has been engaged in a program called “Energy Science in the Age of Global Warming—Toward a CO2 Zero-Emission Energy System.” Its aim is to establish an international education and research platform to foster educators, researchers, and policy makers who can develop technologies and propose policies for establishing a CO2 zero-emission society no longer dependent on fossil fuels. It is well known that the energy problem cannot simply be labeled a technological one, as it is also deeply involved with social and economic issues. The establishment of a “low-carbon energy science” as an interdisciplinary field integrating social sciences with natural sciences is necessary. The Global COE is setting out a zero-emission technology roadmap and is promoting socioeconomic studies of energy, studies of new technologies for renewable energies, and research for advanced nuclear energy. It has also established the Global COE Unit for Energy Science Education to support young researchers as they apply their skills and knowledge and a broad international perspective to respond to issues of energy and the environment in our societies. Comprising the proceedings of the Second International Symposium of the Global COE Program, this book follows on the earlier volume Zero-Carbon Energy Kyoto 2009, published in March 2010.

Zero Carbon Energy Kyoto 2011

by Takeshi Yao

As is evident in this collection, the Global COE is promoting the establishment of “Low-carbon Energy science” as an interdisciplinary field integrating social science and human science with the natural sciences to confront the vital ...

Zero Carbon Energy Kyoto 2011

Author: Takeshi Yao

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

ISBN: 4431540660

Page: 348

View: 737

Since 2008, the Global Center of Excellence (COE) at Kyoto University, Japan, has been engaged in a program called “Energy Science in the Age of Global Warming—Toward a CO2 Zero-Emission Energy System.” Its aim is to establish an international education and research platform to foster educators, researchers, and policy makers who can develop technologies and propose policies for establishing a CO2 zero-emission society no longer dependent on fossil fuels. It is well known that the energy problem cannot simply be labeled a technological one, as it is also deeply involved with social and economic issues. The establishment of a “low-carbon energy science” as an interdisciplinary field integrating social sciences with natural sciences is necessary. The Global COE is setting out a zero-emission technology roadmap and is promoting socioeconomic studies of energy, studies of new technologies for renewable energies, and research for advanced nuclear energy. It has also established the Global COE Unit for Energy Science Education to support young researchers as they apply their skills and knowledge and a broad international perspective to respond to issues of energy and the environment in our societies. Comprising the proceedings of the Third International Symposium of the Global COE Program, this book follows on the earlier volumes Zero-Carbon Energy Kyoto 2009 and 2010, published in March 2010 and February 2011, respectively.

Zero Carbon Energy Kyoto 2009

by Takeshi Yao

A compilation of the lectures and presentations from the first symposium of Global COE held at Kyoto University, this book is intended to provide the impetus for the establishment of low carbon energy science to bring about harmony between ...

Zero Carbon Energy Kyoto 2009

Author: Takeshi Yao

Publisher: Springer

ISBN: 9784431997788

Page: 390

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Emissions of CO2 have come to be regarded as the main factor in climate change in recent years, and how to control them has become a pressing issue. The problem cannot simply be labeled a technological one, however, because it is deeply involved with social and economic issues. Since 2008, the Global Center of Excellence (COE) program titled “Energy Science in the Age of Global Warming—Toward a CO2 Zero-Emission Energy System” has been held at Kyoto University, Japan. The program aims to establish an international education and research platform to foster educators, researchers, and policy makers who can develop technologies and propose policies toward a zero-emission society by the year 2100. Setting out a zero-emission technology roadmap, Global COE promotes socioeconomic studies of energy, the study of new technologies for renewable energies, and research in advanced nuclear energy. A compilation of the lectures and presentations from the first symposium of Global COE held at Kyoto University, this book is intended to provide the impetus for the establishment of low carbon energy science to bring about harmony between mankind and the environment.

Zero Carbon Energy Kyoto 2012

by Takeshi Yao

The Fourth International Symposium of the Global COE (Center of Excellence),
titled “Zero—Carbon Energy, Kyoto 2012 ... Kyoto 2009” at Kyoto University Clock
Tower, “Zero-Carbon Energy, Kyoto 2010” at Kyoto University Obaku Plaza, and
 ...

Zero Carbon Energy Kyoto 2012

Author: Takeshi Yao

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

ISBN: 4431542647

Page: 297

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The Global COE is setting out a zero-emission technology roadmap and is promoting socioeconomic studies of energy, studies of new technologies for renewable energies, and research for advanced nuclear energy. It has also established the Global COE Unit for Energy Science Education to support young researchers as they apply their skills and knowledge and a broad international perspective to respond to issues of energy and the environment in our societies. This book follows on the earlier volumes Zero-Carbon Energy Kyoto 2009, 2010, and 2011.

Yearbook of Science and Technology Taiwan ROC

by

Agenda and Conclusion of the Conference 2009 National Energy Conference
covered four major agenda : ( 1 ) ... Emission reduction targets afterward will be
adjusted according to the international adjustment after the post - Kyoto Protocol
situation . b . Strengthen the energy legal framework by passing the " Energy
Sustainability Basic Law " in order to establish low carbon economic system and
way of ...

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Saving Kyoto

by Graciela Chichilnisky

on 2009 ; 3 4 6 7 8 IO II in Capitol Hill , with the participation of 42 Members of the
US House of Representatives , 31 March and at the UNCTAD ... Related to clean
coal ' proposals to produce electricity from coal in a carbon neutral way through
CCS technologies ( see www.nma.org/ccs/aboutccs.asp ) . ... 19 Energy
Information Agency ( EIA ) http://www.eia.doe.gov/environment.html Milanovic ,
2006 .

Saving Kyoto

Author: Graciela Chichilnisky

Publisher: New Holland Pub Limited

ISBN:

Page: 198

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"Saving Kyoto focuses on international efforts to confront the crisis of human emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. It provides a colourful overivew of the history of global climate negotiations, explaining why international cooperation between poor and rich nations has become critical." --Book Jacket.

OECD Economic Surveys European Union 2009

by OECD

2012 , Phase II 30 25 25 20 20 15 15 10 10 01 5 0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Source : Point Carbon and Caisse des Dépôts ... The magnitude of the cuts
varies across EU member states according to their individual obligations under
the Kyoto ... ENERGY POLICY AND THE TRANSITION TO A LOW - CARBON
ECONOMY.

OECD Economic Surveys European Union 2009

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

ISBN: 9789264054455

Page: 159

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The 2009 edition of OECD's periodic economic review of the European Union. This edition includes chapters covering policies to overcome the crisis, strengthening research and innovation, deepening the single market, energy and climate change, and further opening European markets to the world.

Petroleum Review

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It ' s not all doom and gloom on the energy front - earlier this year the capital of
the United Arab Emirates , Abu Dhabi , witnessed the launch of a proposed new
... UAE diversifies towards a zero carbon city powered by renewables The 9 MW
on - site wind installation at Nike ... City will be monetised under the Kyoto
Protocol ' s Clean Development Mechanism . ... Developed in collaboration with
MIT and scheduled to open in 2009 , MIST will maintain a body of students and
professors ...

Petroleum Review

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Carbon Politics and the Failure of the Kyoto Protocol

by Gerald Kutney

Gipe, P., 2012 German Nuclear and Gas-fired Generation Falls Further While
Renewables Grow, Renewable Energy World, March 19 ... On the EU Emissions
Trading System, August 2009; http://www.climatestrategies.org/component/
reports/category/61/204.html Hansen, ... .html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&_r=0;
accessed November 2012 Hepburn, C., Carbon Trading: A Review of the Kyoto
Mechanisms, ...

Carbon Politics and the Failure of the Kyoto Protocol

Author: Gerald Kutney

Publisher: Routledge

ISBN: 1317914651

Page: 248

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Carbon Politics and the Failure of Kyoto charts the framework and political evolution of the Kyoto Protocol negotiations and examines the ensuing failure of the international community to adequately address climate change. The focus is not on the science or consequences of climate change but on the political gamesmanship of the major players throughout the UNFCCC negotiation process. More than an updated history of the subject matter, this book provides a detailed study of the carbon targets which became the biggest influencing factor on the reaction of nations to Kyoto’s binding agreements. The book provides an in-depth analysis of the leading nations’ motives, including the US, China and Germany, in entering the negotiations, in particular, their economic interests. Despite the effort to combat climate change in politics that the negotiations represent, the book concludes that an agreement which requires almost 200 very different nations to agree on a single protocol is doomed to failure. The book offers a novel contribution to our understanding of this failure and suggests alternative frameworks and policies to tackle what is arguably the most complex political issue of our time.

Norway 2011

by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Domestic emissions reduction is somewhat challenged by the widespread use of
near zero - carbon electricity . ... Through Enova , the government has ambitious
programmes to increase renewable energy use and energy efficiency , but they
often do not replace the use of fossil fuels . Nearly all ... In February 2009 ,
emissions from nitric acid production were added to the system . ... Installations
may use credits from Kyoto flexible mechanisms for up to 13 % of their emissions
. In 2009 ...

Norway 2011

Author: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Publisher: Organization for Economic Co-Operation & Development

ISBN: 9789264098152

Page: 151

View: 104

The International Energy Agency's 2011 comprehensive review of Norways energy policies and programmes. The review finds that Norway has a unique twin role as a major oil and gas producer and a strong global advocate of climate change mitigation. As the third-largest exporter of energy in the world, it contributes to global energy security by providing reliable supplies to consuming countries. At the same time, The Norwegians highly value environmental sustainability And The country is taking climate policy very seriously. Norway also manages its petroleum resources and revenue in a commendable way, setting a model for other countries. The challenge now For The government is to stimulate further increases in natural gas and petroleum production from safe and environmentally sustainable operations. Norway's large potential for hydropower generation is an asset, As European electricity markets are integrating and variable renewable energy generation is set to increase. More cross-border interconnections are needed to realise the full potential of hydropower for balancing variations in demand and supply in the regional market. Increased interconnections would also improve electricity security in Norway in times of low hydropower availability. Gas-fired power plants should also be considered for use For The same purpose. To meet its ambitious targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Norway needs to step up efforts at home. Although the dominance of low-carbon electricity in the energy mix limits the scope for domestic measures, large potential for emission reductions remains in oil and gas production, manufacturing and transport. However, measures to promote energy efficiency and renewable energy should be carefully designed, because they often focus on electricity and would thus not reduce emissions. Recent large increases in spending on energy RD&D and ongoing efforts to develop carbon capture and storage are very welcome.

Biofuels and the Globalization of Risk

by Professor James Smith

2009 ) . Another study predicted that incentives could encourage biofuel
feedstocks to replace 59 per cent of the world's ... The Kyoto Protocol caps the
energy emissions of developed countries , but does not apply any limits to land -
use or any ... Consequently , the CO2 exemption for bioenergy use under the
protocol wrongly treats the production of biofuels from all biomass sources as
carbon neutral ...

Biofuels and the Globalization of Risk

Author: Professor James Smith

Publisher: Zed Books

ISBN: 9781848135727

Page: 160

View: 641

Biofuels and the Globalization of Risk offers a fresh, compelling analysis of the politics and policies behind the biofuels story, with its technological optimism and often-idealized promises for the future. This essential new critique argues that investment in biofuels may reconfigure risk and responsibility, whereby the global South is encouraged to invest its future in growing biofuel crops, often at the expense of food, in order that the global North may continue its unsustainable energy consumption unabated and guilt-free. Thus, Smith argues, biofuels may constitute the biggest change in North-South relationships since colonialism.

Cap and Trade The Kyoto Protocol Greenhouse Gas GHG Emissions Carbon Tax Emission Allowances Acid Rain SO2 Program Ozone Transport Commission NOX Carbon Markets and Climate Change

by Jonathan L. Ramseur

Testimony of David L. Sokol Chairman, MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company
Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, Committee on Energy and
Commerce U.S. House of Representatives June 9, 2009 Thank you, Mr.
Chairman. ... by one ounce, and then for the construction of new low- and zero-
carbon power plants and other actions that will actually do the job of reducing
these emissions.

Cap and Trade The Kyoto Protocol Greenhouse Gas GHG Emissions Carbon Tax Emission Allowances Acid Rain SO2 Program Ozone Transport Commission NOX Carbon Markets and Climate Change

Author: Jonathan L. Ramseur

Publisher: The Capitol Net Inc

ISBN: 1587332124

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Implementing Climate Protection Into the Legal System of China

by Yixiang Xu

Carbon - intensive economic activity will migrate from Annex I countries where it
is penalized to non - Annex I ... That is why it is difficult and costly for developed
countries to transform to low - carbon economies – the existing energy
infrastructure was established for a ... Most developing countries are in the
process of industrial38 Wicke , Beyond Kyoto - A New Global Climate Certificate
System , p .

Implementing Climate Protection Into the Legal System of China

Author: Yixiang Xu

Publisher:

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Page: 235

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Urban Land

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... by the Clean Development Mechanism ( CDM ) Executive Board for emission
reductions verified under rules of the Kyoto Protocol . ... Solar water heaters ,
lowenergy light bulbs , reuse of bed linens and towels , use of renewable energy
, recycling of water , and ... Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company is building
Masdar City , the world's first zero - carbon , zero - waste metropolis . ... Dubai
recently unveiled plans for Mohammed bin Rashid Gardens , 62 FEBRUARY
2009 URBAN LAND.

Urban Land

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Nuclear Production of Hydrogen

by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency

Fourth Information Exchange Meeting, Oakbrook, Illinois, United States, 13-16
April 2009 OECD Nuclear Energy Agency. Introduction ... The Kyoto protocol
came into effect in 2005. Japan has ... In this paper , a concept of an Active
Carbon Neutral Energy System ( ACRES ) was proposed against the natural
system . CO2 is ...

Nuclear Production of Hydrogen

Author: OECD Nuclear Energy Agency

Publisher: Organization for Economic

ISBN:

Page: 464

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Hydrogen has the potential to play an important role as a sustainable and environmentally acceptable energy carrier in the 21st century. This report describes the scientific and technical challenges associated with the production of hydrogen using heat and/or electricity from nuclear power plants, with special emphasis on recent developments in high-temperature electrolysis and the use of different chemical thermodynamic processes. Economics and market analysis as well as safety aspects of the nuclear production of hydrogen are also discussed.

The George Washington International Law Review

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239 Over the coming decades , whether electricity needs are met by high -
carbon coal or zero - carbon renewable ... 240 While the CDM provides little
incentive for India to adopt a low carbon national energy strategy , 241 Action ...
access to electricity ” and that “ the target is to complete household electrification
by 2009 and power for all on demand by 2012 ... in BEYOND KYOTO :
ADVANCING THE INTERNATIONAL EFFORT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE 111
, 132 – 33 400 [ Vol .

The George Washington International Law Review

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Progressive Foreign Policy

by David Held

Europe has no realistic “ defensive ' option to remove itself from the destabilizing
impacts of climate change in Africa , the Middle ... Furthermore , the UK should
argue that the successful management of global energy and climate security is
not simply an ... By setting an aggressive unilateral target to cut carbon emissions
by 30 per cent by 2020 , and putting in place the ... sees a new international
climate change agreement to succeed the Kyoto protocol being negotiated in
2009 – 10 .

Progressive Foreign Policy

Author: David Held

Publisher: Polity

ISBN:

Page: 258

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In May 1997, the then UK Foreign Secretary, Robin Cook, famously said that foreign policy should have ‘an ethical dimension’, and that the Labour Government would ‘put human rights at the heart of foreign policy’. Although not described in these terms, these assertions were an attempt to articulate a ‘progressive’ conception of foreign policy for the UK. But how does the foreign policy record of the Labour Government stand when set against these declared principles? What role have ethics really played in Labour’s foreign policy? Why has Labour been so interventionist, from Kosovo to Iraq? What does this record tell us about the limits and the possibilities of progressive foreign policy? What does it tell us about the strengths and failures of Labour’s foreign policy? This timely book, published in association with the Institute for Public Policy Research and the Centre for Global Governance at the LSE, addresses these questions and provides an appraisal of Labour’s record in power. However, the book also looks forward. It provides a novel assessment of the international trends that will shape the global context of UK foreign policy. The contributors set out new perspectives and policy options in respect of international security, democracy, justice, human rights, and sustainability. In addition, the book offers fresh thinking on the UK’s relationship with key countries and regions, from the US to Europe, from the Middle East to China. Moreover, it suggests a radical new approach to global governance and to the way in which the UK makes and implements foreign policy. At a time of real flux in UK domestic politics and of rapid change in international politics, this book is an indispensable guide to the UK’s foreign policy options and to the prospects and possibilities of a more values-driven and effective UK foreign policy.

FutureGen and the Department of Energy s Advanced Coal Programs

by

Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, Committee on
Science and Technology, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh
Congress, First Session, March 11, 2009 ... that it was still “exploring ways to
engage governments in deploying Near-Zero Emission Coal plants with CCS for
deployment around the world. ... it ratified the Kyoto Protocol and established its
own fund to pursue CCS demonstration projects in Australia.202 Peabody
Energy, one of the ...

FutureGen and the Department of Energy s Advanced Coal Programs

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Legal Design of Carbon Capture and Storage

by Martha M. Roggenkamp

Hence , for energy use to be sustainable , it will need to be at least CO , neutral ,
or carbon neutral , “ rather than CO , - free . Since the UN Climate Convention of
1992 and the subsequent Kyoto Protocol of 1997 the international community
has been striving for a ... neutral ' see J . Murray and C . Day , ' The carbon
neutral free for all , ' International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control , 3 ( 2009 ) ,
pp .

Legal Design of Carbon Capture and Storage

Author: Martha M. Roggenkamp

Publisher: Intersentia Uitgevers N V

ISBN:

Page: 360

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This book presents a legal design of CCS.