What Do Policy, Emotions, Buildings,and Human Bodies Have in Common?Energy Research, of Ourse!

摘要

Human beings may be unable to adapt to the dramatic effects of global climate change. The only solution to this problem is to lessen the impact of climate change. The Kyoto Protocol called for the reduction of CO2 emissions(to 1990 levels by the year 2000)1. The protocol contained a binding commitment to reduce CO2 levels or exchange "carbon credits" with other nations achieving the low CO2 emission standards. The European Union (EU) hopes to achieve low-carbon economy, and a key factor in such an economy would be the import of electricity made via renewable sources from other countries. Several studies have indicated that solar-produced electricity imported from Northern Africa has the ability to help the EU achieve its 2020 CO2 emissions targets, and also possibly its 2050 targets.