Political Economy of Energy Reform : The Clean Energy-fossil Fuel Balance in the Gulf States

Autor:	Luciani, Giacomo, Ferroukhi, Rabea
Předmět:	Greenhouse gas mitigation--Government policy--Persian Gulf States, Energy development--Environmental aspects--Persian Gulf States, Energy development--Economic aspects--Persian Gulf States, Renewable energy sources--Government policy--Persian Gulf States, Energy policy--Persian Gulf States
Kategorie:	BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Energy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Power Resources / General
Popis:	Climate change requires coordinated global responses. All nations, including major Gulf Arab oil producers, should implement policies to contain greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Yet all realistic scenarios point to the continuing global need for fossil fuels. The countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) thus face a dilemma between continuing development and use of their fossil fuel endowments and increasing reliance on low carbon sources, such as nuclear, solar or wind. This book explores various facets of the dilemma._x000B_
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