Low-carbon development for Mexico /
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| Imprint: | Washington, DC : World Bank, c2010. |
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| Description: | xix, 156 p. : ill., map ; 26 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7977528 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- About the Authors
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Overview
- Benefit of Moving to a Low-Carbon Economy
- Mitigation Options, by Sector
- Emissions Reductions Associated with a Low-Carbon Scenario
- Elements of a Low-Carbon Program
- 1. Introduction
- Objective of the Study
- Strategic Significance to Mexico of Low-Carbon Development
- Greenhouse Gas Emission in Mexico
- Mexico's Climate Change Actions
- Overview of the Sector Analysis and Structure of the Report
- 2. Electric Power
- The Baseline Scenario
- The MEDEC Low-Carbon Scenario
- Barriers to Mitigating Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Conclusions
- 3. Oil and Gas
- The Baseline Scenario
- The MEDEC Low-Carbon Scenario
- Barriers to Mitigating Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Conclusions
- 4. Energy End-Use
- The Baseline Scenario
- The MEDEC Low-Carbon Scenario
- Barriers to Mitigating Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Conclusions
- 5. Transport
- The Baseline Scenario
- The MEDEC Low-Carbon Scenario
- Barriers to Mitigating Greenhouse Gas Emission
- Conclusions
- 6. Agriculture and Forestry
- The Baseline Scenario
- The MEDEC Low-Carbon Scenario
- Barriers to Mitigating Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Conclusions
- 7. A Low-Carbon Scenario for Mexico
- The Carbon Path under the Baseline Scenario
- The MEDEC Alternative Low-Carbon Path
- The Net Costs (Benefits) of Emissions Reduction
- Macroeconomic Impact of MEDEC Intervention
- 8. Elements of a Low-Carbon Development Program
- High-Priority Areas
- "Feasibility" and Barriers to Implementation
- Financing Low-Carbon Interventions
- Policies for Low-Carbon Development
- The Importance of Co-Benefits
- Near-Term Actions
- International Support
- Appendixes
- A. Summary of MEDEC Interventions
- B. Summary of Benefit-Cost Analysis Methodology
- C. Intervention Assumptions
- Bibliography
- Index
- Boxes
- 1.1. Cost-Benefit Analysis Methodology
- 1.2. Criteria for Selecting Interventions
- 3.1. Financing Pemex Infrastructure Projects with High Environmental Benefits
- 4.1. Reducing Emissions, Saving Time, and Providing Health Benefits through Improved Cookstoves
- 4.2. Underpricing Electricity through Residential Subsidies
- 5.1. More Time and Better Health: Co-Benefits of Reducing Emissions in the Transport Sector
