Johnson, Todd M.Alatorre, ClaudioRomo, ZayraLiu, Feng2012-03-192012-03-192010978-0-8213-8122-9https://hdl.handle.net/10986/2398One 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.CC BY 3.0 IGOACIDACID RAINAFFORESTATIONAFFORESTATION PROJECTSAGRICULTURAL EMISSIONSAIRAIR CONDITIONINGAIR POLLUTANTSAIR POLLUTIONAIR QUALITYAIR QUALITY STANDARDSANNUAL EMISSIONSATMOSPHEREATMOSPHERIC CONCENTRATIONSAVERAGE FLEET AGEBASELINE EMISSIONSBIODIVERSITY CONSERVATIONBIOGASBIOMASSBIOMASS ENERGYBIRD SPECIESBOTTLENECKSBUSBUS SYSTEMCALCULATIONCAP EMISSIONSCARBON ASSESSMENTSCARBON COSTSCARBON DIOXIDECARBON DIOXIDE MITIGATIONCARBON ECONOMYCARBON EMISSIONSCARBON FINANCECARBON INTENSITYCARBON MARKETCARBON MITIGATIONCARBON SEQUESTRATIONCARBON STOCKSCARBON TECHNOLOGIESCHARCOAL PRODUCTIONCHEMICALSCLIMATECLIMATE CHANGECLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATIONCOCO2COALCOAL OILCOLORSCOMBUSTIONCOMMERCIAL FISHINGCOMPACT FLUORESCENT LAMPSCONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGECOST OF CARBONCOST-BENEFIT ANALYSISDEFORESTATIONDEGREE DAYSDIESELDIESEL FUELDROUGHTECOSYSTEMEFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTSELECTRICITYELECTRICITY GENERATIONELECTRICITY PRODUCTIONEMISSIONEMISSION FACTOREMISSION REDUCTIONEMISSION REDUCTION TARGETEMISSION REDUCTIONSEMISSION SCENARIOSEMISSIONSEMISSIONS CONTROLEMISSIONS ESTIMATESEMISSIONS FROM DEFORESTATIONEMISSIONS FROM ELECTRICEMISSIONS FROM ENERGY PRODUCTIONEMISSIONS FROM LIVESTOCKEMISSIONS FROM POWER GENERATIONEMISSIONS GROWTHEMISSIONS REDUCTIONEMISSIONS REDUCTIONSEMISSIONS SCENARIOENERGY CONSUMPTIONENERGY EFFICIENCYENERGY POLICYENERGY SOURCESENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITSENVIRONMENTAL EXTERNALITIESENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONETHANOLEXTERNALITIESFERTILIZERSFINANCIAL INCENTIVESFINANCIAL RISKFORESTFOREST DEGRADATIONFOREST FIRESFOREST MANAGEMENTFOREST PRODUCTSFORESTRYFORESTRY SECTORFORESTSFOSSIL FUELFOSSIL FUEL USEFOSSIL FUELSFRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGEFREIGHTFREIGHT TRAINSFREIGHT TRANSPORTFUEL CONSUMPTIONFUEL COSTFUEL COSTSFUEL ECONOMYFUEL OILFUEL PRICESFUEL QUALITYFUEL TYPEFUGITIVE EMISSIONSGAS CONSUMPTIONGAS FLARINGGAS PRODUCTIONGAS SECTORGAS TURBINEGASOLINEGENERATION CAPACITYGHGGLOBAL GREENHOUSE GASGLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONSGREENHOUSEGREENHOUSE GASGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONSGREENHOUSE GAS EMITTERGREENHOUSE GAS MITIGATIONGREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTIONGREENHOUSE GASESHIGH ENERGYINFRASTRUCTURE COSTSINFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTSINSPECTIONIPCCIRONLAND USELAND-USE PLANNINGLANDFILLLIGHT TRUCKSLIQUEFIED NATURAL GASLIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASLNGLOCAL AIR POLLUTANTSLOCAL AIR POLLUTIONLOCAL AIR QUALITYLOW-CARBONMARGINAL ABATEMENTMARGINAL ABATEMENT COSTMETHANEMILEAGEMOTOR VEHICLEMOTOR VEHICLE OWNERSHIPNATIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORYNATURAL GASNEGATIVE IMPACTSNITROGENNITROGEN OXIDESNONMOTORIZED TRANSPORTNOXO&MOIL EQUIVALENTOIL INDUSTRYPARTICLESPARTICULATESPASSENGERSPETROCHEMICALSPETROLEUM PRODUCTSPM10POPULATION GROWTHPOWER PLANTSPOWER SUPPLYPRECIPITATIONPRIVATE AUTOMOBILESPUBLIC TRANSPORTPUBLIC TRANSPORTATIONPUBLIC UTILITIESRAILWAYRAPID TRANSITRAPID TRANSIT SYSTEMSRATE OF DEFORESTATIONREDUCTIONS IN TRAFFICREDUCTIONS IN TRAFFIC CONGESTIONRENEWABLE ENERGYRETROFITTINGROADROAD TRANSPORTROUTESSINKSMALL HYDROPOWERSO2SOIL CARBONSOLAR POWERSTREET LIGHTINGSULFATESULFURSULFUR DIOXIDESUSTAINABLE FORESTSUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTTAXTEMPERATURETOLLTOTAL EMISSIONSTRANSPORTTRANSPORT MODETRANSPORT POLICIESTRANSPORT SECTORTRANSPORT SYSTEMSTRANSPORTATIONTRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURETRAVEL TIMETRIPTRIPSTROPICAL STORMSURBAN TRANSPORTURBAN TRANSPORTATIONVEHICLE EFFICIENCYVEHICLE FLEETVEHICLE FUELVEHICLE FUEL ECONOMYVEHICLESWATER QUALITYWINDWIND POWERWOODY BIOMASSWorld Bankhttps://doi.org/10.1596/978-0-8213-8122-9