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Low-Carbon Development for Mexico

dc.contributor.author Johnson, Todd M.
dc.contributor.author Alatorre, Claudio
dc.contributor.author Romo, Zayra
dc.contributor.author Liu, Feng
dc.date.accessioned 2012-03-19T09:32:34Z
dc.date.available 2012-03-19T09:32:34Z
dc.date.issued 2010
dc.description.abstract One of the most compelling reasons for pursuing low-carbon development is that the potential impacts of climate change are predicted to be severe, for both industrial and developing countries, and that reducing greenhouse gas emissions can reduce the risk of the most catastrophic impacts. The challenge of reducing emissions is sobering: leading scientific models indicate that limiting the rise in global mean temperatures to less than two degree Celsius will require that global greenhouse gas emissions peak within the next 10-15 years and then fall by 2050 to levels about 50 percent lower than in 1990. Although many countries recognize the need to curtail carbon emissions, there is considerable uncertainty about how much this will cost in individual countries, what measures can be undertaken in both the short and longer term, and how cost-effective specific interventions are in reducing emissions. This study analyzes a range of energy efficiency options available in Mexico, including supply-side efficiency improvements in the electric power and oil and gas industries, and demand-side electricity efficiency measures addressing high-growth energy-consuming activities, such as air conditioning and refrigeration. It also evaluates a range of renewable energy options that make use of the country's vast wind, solar, biomass, hydro, and geothermal resources. en
dc.identifier http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333037_20100105001113
dc.identifier.isbn 978-0-8213-8122-9
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2398
dc.language English
dc.publisher World Bank
dc.rights CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder World Bank
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subject ACID
dc.subject ACID RAIN
dc.subject AFFORESTATION
dc.subject AFFORESTATION PROJECTS
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL EMISSIONS
dc.subject AIR
dc.subject AIR CONDITIONING
dc.subject AIR POLLUTANTS
dc.subject AIR POLLUTION
dc.subject AIR QUALITY
dc.subject AIR QUALITY STANDARDS
dc.subject ANNUAL EMISSIONS
dc.subject ATMOSPHERE
dc.subject ATMOSPHERIC CONCENTRATIONS
dc.subject AVERAGE FLEET AGE
dc.subject BASELINE EMISSIONS
dc.subject BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
dc.subject BIOGAS
dc.subject BIOMASS
dc.subject BIOMASS ENERGY
dc.subject BIRD SPECIES
dc.subject BOTTLENECKS
dc.subject BUS
dc.subject BUS SYSTEM
dc.subject CALCULATION
dc.subject CAP EMISSIONS
dc.subject CARBON ASSESSMENTS
dc.subject CARBON COSTS
dc.subject CARBON DIOXIDE
dc.subject CARBON DIOXIDE MITIGATION
dc.subject CARBON ECONOMY
dc.subject CARBON EMISSIONS
dc.subject CARBON FINANCE
dc.subject CARBON INTENSITY
dc.subject CARBON MARKET
dc.subject CARBON MITIGATION
dc.subject CARBON SEQUESTRATION
dc.subject CARBON STOCKS
dc.subject CARBON TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subject CHARCOAL PRODUCTION
dc.subject CHEMICALS
dc.subject CLIMATE
dc.subject CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION
dc.subject CO
dc.subject CO2
dc.subject COAL
dc.subject COAL OIL
dc.subject COLORS
dc.subject COMBUSTION
dc.subject COMMERCIAL FISHING
dc.subject COMPACT FLUORESCENT LAMPS
dc.subject CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject COST OF CARBON
dc.subject COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS
dc.subject DEFORESTATION
dc.subject DEGREE DAYS
dc.subject DIESEL
dc.subject DIESEL FUEL
dc.subject DROUGHT
dc.subject ECOSYSTEM
dc.subject EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS
dc.subject ELECTRICITY
dc.subject ELECTRICITY GENERATION
dc.subject ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION
dc.subject EMISSION
dc.subject EMISSION FACTOR
dc.subject EMISSION REDUCTION
dc.subject EMISSION REDUCTION TARGET
dc.subject EMISSION REDUCTIONS
dc.subject EMISSION SCENARIOS
dc.subject EMISSIONS
dc.subject EMISSIONS CONTROL
dc.subject EMISSIONS ESTIMATES
dc.subject EMISSIONS FROM DEFORESTATION
dc.subject EMISSIONS FROM ELECTRIC
dc.subject EMISSIONS FROM ENERGY PRODUCTION
dc.subject EMISSIONS FROM LIVESTOCK
dc.subject EMISSIONS FROM POWER GENERATION
dc.subject EMISSIONS GROWTH
dc.subject EMISSIONS REDUCTION
dc.subject EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS
dc.subject EMISSIONS SCENARIO
dc.subject ENERGY CONSUMPTION
dc.subject ENERGY EFFICIENCY
dc.subject ENERGY POLICY
dc.subject ENERGY SOURCES
dc.subject ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
dc.subject ENVIRONMENTAL EXTERNALITIES
dc.subject ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
dc.subject ETHANOL
dc.subject EXTERNALITIES
dc.subject FERTILIZERS
dc.subject FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
dc.subject FINANCIAL RISK
dc.subject FOREST
dc.subject FOREST DEGRADATION
dc.subject FOREST FIRES
dc.subject FOREST MANAGEMENT
dc.subject FOREST PRODUCTS
dc.subject FORESTRY
dc.subject FORESTRY SECTOR
dc.subject FORESTS
dc.subject FOSSIL FUEL
dc.subject FOSSIL FUEL USE
dc.subject FOSSIL FUELS
dc.subject FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject FREIGHT
dc.subject FREIGHT TRAINS
dc.subject FREIGHT TRANSPORT
dc.subject FUEL CONSUMPTION
dc.subject FUEL COST
dc.subject FUEL COSTS
dc.subject FUEL ECONOMY
dc.subject FUEL OIL
dc.subject FUEL PRICES
dc.subject FUEL QUALITY
dc.subject FUEL TYPE
dc.subject FUGITIVE EMISSIONS
dc.subject GAS CONSUMPTION
dc.subject GAS FLARING
dc.subject GAS PRODUCTION
dc.subject GAS SECTOR
dc.subject GAS TURBINE
dc.subject GASOLINE
dc.subject GENERATION CAPACITY
dc.subject GHG
dc.subject GLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subject GLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
dc.subject GREENHOUSE
dc.subject GREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subject GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
dc.subject GREENHOUSE GAS EMITTER
dc.subject GREENHOUSE GAS MITIGATION
dc.subject GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION
dc.subject GREENHOUSE GASES
dc.subject HIGH ENERGY
dc.subject INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS
dc.subject INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
dc.subject INSPECTION
dc.subject IPCC
dc.subject IRON
dc.subject LAND USE
dc.subject LAND-USE PLANNING
dc.subject LANDFILL
dc.subject LIGHT TRUCKS
dc.subject LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS
dc.subject LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS
dc.subject LNG
dc.subject LOCAL AIR POLLUTANTS
dc.subject LOCAL AIR POLLUTION
dc.subject LOCAL AIR QUALITY
dc.subject LOW-CARBON
dc.subject MARGINAL ABATEMENT
dc.subject MARGINAL ABATEMENT COST
dc.subject METHANE
dc.subject MILEAGE
dc.subject MOTOR VEHICLE
dc.subject MOTOR VEHICLE OWNERSHIP
dc.subject NATIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY
dc.subject NATURAL GAS
dc.subject NEGATIVE IMPACTS
dc.subject NITROGEN
dc.subject NITROGEN OXIDES
dc.subject NONMOTORIZED TRANSPORT
dc.subject NOX
dc.subject O&M
dc.subject OIL EQUIVALENT
dc.subject OIL INDUSTRY
dc.subject PARTICLES
dc.subject PARTICULATES
dc.subject PASSENGERS
dc.subject PETROCHEMICALS
dc.subject PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
dc.subject PM10
dc.subject POPULATION GROWTH
dc.subject POWER PLANTS
dc.subject POWER SUPPLY
dc.subject PRECIPITATION
dc.subject PRIVATE AUTOMOBILES
dc.subject PUBLIC TRANSPORT
dc.subject PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
dc.subject PUBLIC UTILITIES
dc.subject RAILWAY
dc.subject RAPID TRANSIT
dc.subject RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEMS
dc.subject RATE OF DEFORESTATION
dc.subject REDUCTIONS IN TRAFFIC
dc.subject REDUCTIONS IN TRAFFIC CONGESTION
dc.subject RENEWABLE ENERGY
dc.subject RETROFITTING
dc.subject ROAD
dc.subject ROAD TRANSPORT
dc.subject ROUTES
dc.subject SINK
dc.subject SMALL HYDROPOWER
dc.subject SO2
dc.subject SOIL CARBON
dc.subject SOLAR POWER
dc.subject STREET LIGHTING
dc.subject SULFATE
dc.subject SULFUR
dc.subject SULFUR DIOXIDE
dc.subject SUSTAINABLE FOREST
dc.subject SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT
dc.subject TAX
dc.subject TEMPERATURE
dc.subject TOLL
dc.subject TOTAL EMISSIONS
dc.subject TRANSPORT
dc.subject TRANSPORT MODE
dc.subject TRANSPORT POLICIES
dc.subject TRANSPORT SECTOR
dc.subject TRANSPORT SYSTEMS
dc.subject TRANSPORTATION
dc.subject TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject TRAVEL TIME
dc.subject TRIP
dc.subject TRIPS
dc.subject TROPICAL STORMS
dc.subject URBAN TRANSPORT
dc.subject URBAN TRANSPORTATION
dc.subject VEHICLE EFFICIENCY
dc.subject VEHICLE FLEET
dc.subject VEHICLE FUEL
dc.subject VEHICLE FUEL ECONOMY
dc.subject VEHICLES
dc.subject WATER QUALITY
dc.subject WIND
dc.subject WIND POWER
dc.subject WOODY BIOMASS
dc.title Low-Carbon Development for Mexico en
dc.title.alternative Mexico - Estudio sobre la disminucion de emisiones de carbono en
dspace.entity.type Publication
okr.crosscuttingsolutionarea Climate Change
okr.date.disclosure 2010-05-19
okr.doctype Publications & Research :: Publication
okr.doctype Publications & Research :: Publication
okr.docurl http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333037_20100105001113
okr.globalpractice Transport and ICT
okr.globalpractice Environment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpractice Energy and Extractives
okr.globalpractice Energy and Extractives
okr.identifier.doi 10.1596/978-0-8213-8122-9
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum 000333037_20100105001113
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum 11601382
okr.identifier.report 52458
okr.language.supported en
okr.pdfurl http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2010/01/05/000333037_20100105001113/Rendered/PDF/524580PUB0low0101Official0Use0Only1.pdf en
okr.region.administrative Latin America & Caribbean
okr.region.country Mexico
okr.region.geographical North America
okr.region.geographical America
okr.topic Environment :: Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases
okr.topic Energy :: Energy and Environment
okr.topic Transport Economics Policy and Planning
okr.topic Energy :: Energy Production and Transportation
okr.topic Environment :: Environment and Energy Efficiency
okr.topic Transport
okr.unit Energy Sectr Mngmt Assist Progrm (ETWES)
okr.volume 1 of 1
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