http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
a global review of technologies, policies and markets
1 online resource (xxviii, 320 pages) : illustrations, maps.
"Offers knowledge and inspiration to promote renewable energy in developing and industrialized countries' Klaus Toepfer Executive Director of UNEP From technology to financing issues Renewable Energy offers a comprehensive and authoritative review of the determining factors that drive worldwide dissemination of renewable energy technologies. With a clear emphasis on policy and action contributions from internationally renowned experts combine to form a holistic picture of the current status impacts and future potential of renewable energy. Addressing the situation in both developing and developed countries each chapter reviews in detail a different issue to present extensive information on social environmental political economic and technological aspects. This will be essential reading for professionals in renewable energy in particular policy-makers researchers NGOs and energy consultants and a valuable resource for teachers and students of renewable energy environmental studies development studies political science and international relations"--provided by publisher.
Case for renewable energies / Jose Goldemberg -- Potentials of renewable energy / Thomas B. Johansson ... [et al.] -- Renewable energy for transport / Dirk Assmann, Niklas Sieber and Ricardo Kulheim -- National policy instruments / Janet Sawin -- Renewable energy and regulation of energy markets / Franco Fugazza and Richard Schlirf -- Removing subsidies / Jonathan Pershing and Jim Mackenzie -- International institutional arrangements in support of renewable energy / Achim Steiner ... [et al.] -- Mobilizing finance for renewable energies / Virginia Sonntag-O'Brien and Eric Usher -- Clean development mechanism and joint implementation / Axel Michaelowa, Matthias Krey and Sonja Butzengeiger -- Putting development first / Susan McDade, Minoru Takada and Jem Porcaro -- Traditional biomass energy / Stephen Karekezi, Kusum Lata and Suani Teixeira Coelho -- Gender equity and renewable energies / Joy Clancy, Sheila Oparaocha and Ulrike Roehr -- Research and development / Joachim Luther and Carsten Agert -- Capacity development for renewable energies / John M. Christensen.
edited by Dirk Assmann, Ulrich Laumanns and Dieter Uh.
Includes bibliographical references and index.