Year: 2012
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: The Global Energy Assessment is a multi-stakeholder initiative involving over 300 authors and 200 anonymous reviewers, and assesses the energy challenges of our rapidly changing world.It identifies the urgent need for a comprehensive strategy to resolve the issues facing sustainable development.Implementation of this strategy relies on strong commitments from policy-and decision-makers to achieve a transformation of the global energy system.Coordinated by IIASA, GEA was led by energy experts from around the world and is the first ever fully in-About the Book tegrated energy assessment that analyzes energy challenges, opportunities and strategies, for developing, industrialized and emerging economies.It is supported by government and non-governmental organizations, the United Nations Systems, and the private sector.GEA analysis shows that in order to simultaneously meet the GEA goals, a grand transformation of energy systems worldwide is required.By assessesing a broad range of resources, technologies, and policy options which support such transformations, GEA identifies forty-one alternative options or 'pathways' which simultaneously meet all of the goals and increase prosperity and well-being.
Author: Mathis Rogner
Language: English
Field: Energy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2529522309