Annual review of energy and the environment Auteur Hollander J.M. (ed) Date 1992 Source IUCN (ID: MON-053736) Éditeur | Lieu de publication Annual Reviews Inc. | Palo Alto, CA, USA Pages 613 p. Langue Anglais Champ d'application International Pays/Territoire États-Unis d'Amérique, Chine, Suède Sujet Énergie, Ressources minérales Mot clé Mise en application Conservation de l'énergie/production de l'énergie Subvention/incitation Pollution par les hydrocarbures Émissions Qualité de l'air/pollution de l'air Normes sur l'émission Aire géographique Afrique Résumé 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