Annual review of energy and the environment Autor Hollander J.M. (ed) Fecha 1992 Fuente IUCN (ID: MON-053736) Editor | Lugar de publicación Annual Reviews Inc. | Palo Alto, CA, USA Páginas 613 p. Idioma Inglés Campo de aplicación Internacional País/Territorio Estados Unidos de América, China, Suecia Materia Recursos minerales, Energía Palabra clave Calidad del aire/contaminación del aire Subvención/incentivo Contaminación oleosa Cumplimiento/aplicación Normas sobre emisión Emisiones Conservación de energía/producción de energía Área geográphica Africa Resumen Contents: 1. Verification of international environmental agreements; 2. Interconnections between energy and the environment: global challenges; 3. Global energy bargaining; 4. Commercial wind power: recent experience in the USA; 5. Competition, trading, and the reliability of electric power service; 6. Pollution charges for environmental protection: a policyy link between energy and the environment; 7. The 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments: Overview, utility industry responses, and strategic implications; 8. Radioactive-waste management in the USA: evolving policyy prospects and dilemmas; 9. Fates and effects of oil spills; 10.Role of human performance in energy systems management; 11.Carbon emissions taxes: their comparative advantage under uncertainty; 12.Energy technologies for developing countries: US policies and programs for trade and investment; 13.Energy issues in Sub-Saharan Africa: future directions; 14.China's energy system: historical evolution, current issues and prospects; 15.Redirecting power: Swedish nuclear power policies in historical perspective; 16.World energy use in the 1970s and 1980s: exploring the changes; 17.Utiliy demand-side management experience and potential - a critical view; 18.Energy efficiency improvement potential of commercial aircraft