1st Edition
Energy And Environment In The Transition Economies Between Cold War And Global Warming
By William Chandler
Copyright 2000
248 Pages
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Routledge
252 Pages
by
Routledge
252 Pages
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Routledge
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Energy and environmental issues in the former Soviet sphere rank as global policy priorities for three reasons. First, civilian application of military nuclear materials multiplies the threat of terrorism. Second, Russian and Caspian oil resources affect world markets, Western energy security, and regional stability. Third, climate change may become a global challenge commensurate with the Cold... Read more
* List of Illustrations * Preface * List of Acronyms * 1. Energy and Change * At Stake * After the Fall * Reform and Energy Intensity * Conclusions * 2. End-Use Efficiency * Buildings * Industry * Transportation * Technology Cost Analysis * Poland * Czech Republic * Russia * Ukraine * Other Countries * Frontier Financing * Conclusions * 3. Nuclear Safety and Security * Soviet Reactor Technology * Aiding Nuclear Power * Civilian Nuclear Security and the Military * Conclusions * 4. Petroleum Geoeconomics * Shifting Caspian Fortunes * The Caspian * Russian Gas * Pipeline Geopolitics * Reform * Environment * Conclusions * 5. Coal and Reform * Coal's Decline * Mining Technology * Coal Pollution * Reform * Conclusions * 6. Utility Monopoly and Competition * Highly Charged Reform * District Heating * Advanced Power Technology and Generation * Conclusions * 7. Environmental and Climatic Change * Elements of Climate Change * The Euro-Siberian Climate * Energy Projections, Climate Forecasts * Beyond Kyoto * Conclusions * 8. The Second Generation of Reform * End of the Beginning * Reforming Aid to Reform * The Next Generation * Appendix * Index
Biography
William Chandler
