Limiting net greenhouse gas emissions in the United States

Technical Report · Sun Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1991

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5775139· OSTI ID:5775139

Bradley, R A; Watts, E C; Williams, E R ^[1]

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In 2988 the Congress requested DOE produce a study on carbon dioxide inventory and policy to provide an inventory of emissions sources and to analyze policies to achieve a 20% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions in 5 to 10 years and a 50% reduction in 15 to 20 years. This report presents the results of that study. Energy and environmental technology data were analyzed using computational analysis models. This information was then evaluated, drawing on current scientific understanding of global climate change, the possible consequences of anthropogenic climate change (change caused by human activity), and the relationship between energy production and use and the emission of radiactively important gases. Topics discussed include: energy and environmental technology to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, fossil energy production and electricity generation technologies, nuclear energy technology, renewable energy technologies, energy storage, transmission, and distribution technology, transportation, technology, industrial technology, residential and commercial building technology, greenhouse gas removal technology, approaches to restructuring the demand for energy.

• Research Organization: USDOE Office of Policy, Planning and Analysis, Washington, DC (United States). Office of Environmental Analysis
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• OSTI ID: 5775139
• Report Number(s): DOE/PE-0101-Vol.1; ON: DE92007593
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Report to the Congress of the United States
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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