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Program of Energy Research and Development at Environment Canada, 2001-2003

Author : Program of Energy Research and Development (Canada)

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Page : 234 pages

File Size : 19,4 MB

Release : 2004

Category : Energy conservation

ISBN :

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The Program of Energy Research & Development (PERD) is a federal program that focusses specifically on Canadian energy issues and their impact. PERD funds energy research & development interests in 12 departments. Environment Canada is a key player in PERD, leading the delivery of environmental science & technology specific to energy issues. This publication first indicates how Environment Canada's energy research & development activities jointly benefit both departmental & PERD mandates. It then describes the department's involvement in PERD over 2001-03 at the project level by profiling PERD projects in six sectors: oil & gas, transportation, buildings & communities, industry, electricity, and climate change. For each project, information is included on objectives, methodology, goals, outputs, successes, and funding.



Fiscal Year 2001 Budget Authorization Request

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science. Subcommittee on Energy and Environment

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Page : 2172 pages

File Size : 50,67 MB

Release : 2001

Category : Energy development

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The International Handbook on Innovation

Author : Larisa V Shavinina

Publisher : Elsevier

Page : 1202 pages

File Size : 30,9 MB

Release : 2003-10-16

Category : Architecture

ISBN : 008044198X

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Book Description

The breadth of this work will allow the reader to acquire a comprehensive and panoramic picture of the nature of innovation within a single handbook.



Climate Change 2001: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability

Author : Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Working Group II.

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 1044 pages

File Size : 36,23 MB

Release : 2001-07-02

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 9780521015004

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Some issues addressed in this Working Group III volume are mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions, managing biological carbon reservoirs, geo-engineering, costing methods, and decision-making frameworks.



Cumulative Environmental Effects of Oil and Gas Activities on Alaska's North Slope

Author : National Research Council

Publisher : National Academies Press

Page : 305 pages

File Size : 11,11 MB

Release : 2003-10-04

Category : Science

ISBN : 0309087376

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This book identifies accumulated environmental, social and economic effects of oil and gas leasing, exploration, and production on Alaska's North Slope. Economic benefits to the region have been accompanied by effects of the roads, infrastructure and activies of oil and gas production on the terrain, plants, animals and peoples of the North Slope. While attempts by the oil industry and regulatory agencies have reduced many of the environmental effects, they have not been eliminated. The book makes recommendations for further environmental research related to environmental effects.



Global Environment Outlook

Author : United Nations Environment Programme

Publisher : UNEP/Earthprint

Page : 578 pages

File Size : 24,80 MB

Release : 2007

Category : Nature

ISBN : 9789280728361

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The fourth report in the Global Environment Outlook series provides a comprehensive, scientifically credible, policy-relevant and up-to-date assessment of, and outlook for, the state of the global environment. Environment for development is the GEO-4 underlying theme and the report pays special attention to the role and impact of the environment on human well-being as well as to the use of environmental valuation as a tool for decision-making. GEO-4's 2007 publication date marks the half-way point for the Millennium Development Goals, The environment, as well as being the subject of MDG 7, is also a thread that runs through all the goals. Includes Errata.