The International Energy Agency's CHP/DHC Collaborative: A report from lEA's Policy Makers' Roundtable

摘要

The threat of disruptive climate change, the erosion of energy security and the growing energy-needs of the developing world all pose major challenges for energy and environmental decision makers. Despite important steps to mitigate air pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions, carbon dioxide emissions have increased by more than 20 percent over the past decade. Greater reliance on coal for power generation, among other factors, has led the IEA to forecast CO_2 emissions of almost two-and-a-half times the current level by 2050, assuming a business-as-usual approach.