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Climate notes: Fossil energy a dead-end street

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  • Jutta Albrecht-Saavedra
  • Jana Lippelt

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Approximately 80 percent of worldwide energy demand is currently met by mineral oil, coal and natural gas. The share of non-fossil energy - from renewable energy and nuclear power - in total energy consumption of 135 countries is still small. In 2007 only 22 countries met their demand for energy to 20 percent or more from non-fossil energy sources, and 18 countries between 10 and 20 percent. This article discusses some of the energy alternatives.

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  • Jutta Albrecht-Saavedra & Jana Lippelt, 2010. "Climate notes: Fossil energy a dead-end street," ifo Schnelldienst, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 63(13), pages 41-44, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:ces:ifosdt:v:63:y:2010:i:13:p:41-44
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    • Q20 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation - - - General
    • Q30 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Nonrenewable Resources and Conservation - - - General
    • Q40 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - General
    • Q42 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - Alternative Energy Sources

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