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Sustainable development and global climate change have figured
prominently in scientific analysis and international policymaking
since the early 1990s. This book formulates technology strategies
that will lead to environmentally sustainable energy systems, based
on an analysis of global climate change issues using the concept of
sustainable development. The authors focus on environmentally
compatible, long-term technology developments within the global
energy system, while also considering aspects of economic and
social sustainability. The authors analyze a large number of
alternative scenarios and illustrate the differences between those
that meet the criteria for sustainable development and those that
do not. As a result of their analysis, they identify a variety of
promising socio-economic and environmental development paths that
are consistent with sustainable development. One
sustainable-development scenario and its policy implications are
then presented in detail from a technology change perspective. The
authors propose ambitious targets for technology adoption that are
judged to achieve the desired socio-economic and environmental
goals. Although the optimal policy mix to pursue these targets is
clearly country-specific, the authors suggest that energy-related
R&D that leads to technology performance improvements and the
promotion of technology adoption in niche markets are the policy
options which will yield the most significant long-term benefits.
Policymakers, economists and researchers working on sustainability,
energy economics, and technology change and innovation will welcome
this topical and highly readable book.
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