Low-Carbon Development for Mexico

dc.creatorJohnson, Todd M.
dc.creatorAlatorre, Claudio
dc.creatorRomo, Zayra
dc.creatorLiu, Feng
dc.date2012-03-19T09:32:34Z
dc.date2012-03-19T09:32:34Z
dc.date2010
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:01:05Z
dc.descriptionOne 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.
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dc.identifier978-0-8213-8122-9
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/2398
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/978-0-8213-8122-9
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/414265
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectACID
dc.subjectACID RAIN
dc.subjectAFFORESTATION
dc.subjectAFFORESTATION PROJECTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL EMISSIONS
dc.subjectAIR
dc.subjectAIR CONDITIONING
dc.subjectAIR POLLUTANTS
dc.subjectAIR POLLUTION
dc.subjectAIR QUALITY
dc.subjectAIR QUALITY STANDARDS
dc.subjectANNUAL EMISSIONS
dc.subjectATMOSPHERE
dc.subjectATMOSPHERIC CONCENTRATIONS
dc.subjectAVERAGE FLEET AGE
dc.subjectBASELINE EMISSIONS
dc.subjectBIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
dc.subjectBIOGAS
dc.subjectBIOMASS
dc.subjectBIOMASS ENERGY
dc.subjectBIRD SPECIES
dc.subjectBOTTLENECKS
dc.subjectBUS
dc.subjectBUS SYSTEM
dc.subjectCALCULATION
dc.subjectCAP EMISSIONS
dc.subjectCARBON ASSESSMENTS
dc.subjectCARBON COSTS
dc.subjectCARBON DIOXIDE
dc.subjectCARBON DIOXIDE MITIGATION
dc.subjectCARBON ECONOMY
dc.subjectCARBON EMISSIONS
dc.subjectCARBON FINANCE
dc.subjectCARBON INTENSITY
dc.subjectCARBON MARKET
dc.subjectCARBON MITIGATION
dc.subjectCARBON SEQUESTRATION
dc.subjectCARBON STOCKS
dc.subjectCARBON TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectCHARCOAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectCHEMICALS
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION
dc.subjectCO
dc.subjectCO2
dc.subjectCOAL
dc.subjectCOAL OIL
dc.subjectCOLORS
dc.subjectCOMBUSTION
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL FISHING
dc.subjectCOMPACT FLUORESCENT LAMPS
dc.subjectCONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCOST OF CARBON
dc.subjectCOST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS
dc.subjectDEFORESTATION
dc.subjectDEGREE DAYS
dc.subjectDIESEL
dc.subjectDIESEL FUEL
dc.subjectDROUGHT
dc.subjectECOSYSTEM
dc.subjectEFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY GENERATION
dc.subjectELECTRICITY PRODUCTION
dc.subjectEMISSION
dc.subjectEMISSION FACTOR
dc.subjectEMISSION REDUCTION
dc.subjectEMISSION REDUCTION TARGET
dc.subjectEMISSION REDUCTIONS
dc.subjectEMISSION SCENARIOS
dc.subjectEMISSIONS
dc.subjectEMISSIONS CONTROL
dc.subjectEMISSIONS ESTIMATES
dc.subjectEMISSIONS FROM DEFORESTATION
dc.subjectEMISSIONS FROM ELECTRIC
dc.subjectEMISSIONS FROM ENERGY PRODUCTION
dc.subjectEMISSIONS FROM LIVESTOCK
dc.subjectEMISSIONS FROM POWER GENERATION
dc.subjectEMISSIONS GROWTH
dc.subjectEMISSIONS REDUCTION
dc.subjectEMISSIONS REDUCTIONS
dc.subjectEMISSIONS SCENARIO
dc.subjectENERGY CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectENERGY EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectENERGY POLICY
dc.subjectENERGY SOURCES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL EXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectETHANOL
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectFERTILIZERS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INCENTIVES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL RISK
dc.subjectFOREST
dc.subjectFOREST DEGRADATION
dc.subjectFOREST FIRES
dc.subjectFOREST MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectFOREST PRODUCTS
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectFORESTRY SECTOR
dc.subjectFORESTS
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUEL
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUEL USE
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUELS
dc.subjectFRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectFREIGHT
dc.subjectFREIGHT TRAINS
dc.subjectFREIGHT TRANSPORT
dc.subjectFUEL CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectFUEL COST
dc.subjectFUEL COSTS
dc.subjectFUEL ECONOMY
dc.subjectFUEL OIL
dc.subjectFUEL PRICES
dc.subjectFUEL QUALITY
dc.subjectFUEL TYPE
dc.subjectFUGITIVE EMISSIONS
dc.subjectGAS CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectGAS FLARING
dc.subjectGAS PRODUCTION
dc.subjectGAS SECTOR
dc.subjectGAS TURBINE
dc.subjectGASOLINE
dc.subjectGENERATION CAPACITY
dc.subjectGHG
dc.subjectGLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subjectGLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS EMITTER
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS MITIGATION
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GASES
dc.subjectHIGH ENERGY
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE COSTS
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
dc.subjectINSPECTION
dc.subjectIPCC
dc.subjectIRON
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLAND-USE PLANNING
dc.subjectLANDFILL
dc.subjectLIGHT TRUCKS
dc.subjectLIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS
dc.subjectLIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS
dc.subjectLNG
dc.subjectLOCAL AIR POLLUTANTS
dc.subjectLOCAL AIR POLLUTION
dc.subjectLOCAL AIR QUALITY
dc.subjectLOW-CARBON
dc.subjectMARGINAL ABATEMENT
dc.subjectMARGINAL ABATEMENT COST
dc.subjectMETHANE
dc.subjectMILEAGE
dc.subjectMOTOR VEHICLE
dc.subjectMOTOR VEHICLE OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectNATIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY
dc.subjectNATURAL GAS
dc.subjectNEGATIVE IMPACTS
dc.subjectNITROGEN
dc.subjectNITROGEN OXIDES
dc.subjectNONMOTORIZED TRANSPORT
dc.subjectNOX
dc.subjectO&M
dc.subjectOIL EQUIVALENT
dc.subjectOIL INDUSTRY
dc.subjectPARTICLES
dc.subjectPARTICULATES
dc.subjectPASSENGERS
dc.subjectPETROCHEMICALS
dc.subjectPETROLEUM PRODUCTS
dc.subjectPM10
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPOWER PLANTS
dc.subjectPOWER SUPPLY
dc.subjectPRECIPITATION
dc.subjectPRIVATE AUTOMOBILES
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSPORT
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectPUBLIC UTILITIES
dc.subjectRAILWAY
dc.subjectRAPID TRANSIT
dc.subjectRAPID TRANSIT SYSTEMS
dc.subjectRATE OF DEFORESTATION
dc.subjectREDUCTIONS IN TRAFFIC
dc.subjectREDUCTIONS IN TRAFFIC CONGESTION
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY
dc.subjectRETROFITTING
dc.subjectROAD
dc.subjectROAD TRANSPORT
dc.subjectROUTES
dc.subjectSINK
dc.subjectSMALL HYDROPOWER
dc.subjectSO2
dc.subjectSOIL CARBON
dc.subjectSOLAR POWER
dc.subjectSTREET LIGHTING
dc.subjectSULFATE
dc.subjectSULFUR
dc.subjectSULFUR DIOXIDE
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE FOREST
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT
dc.subjectTAX
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE
dc.subjectTOLL
dc.subjectTOTAL EMISSIONS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectTRANSPORT MODE
dc.subjectTRANSPORT POLICIES
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SECTOR
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SYSTEMS
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectTRAVEL TIME
dc.subjectTRIP
dc.subjectTRIPS
dc.subjectTROPICAL STORMS
dc.subjectURBAN TRANSPORT
dc.subjectURBAN TRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectVEHICLE EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectVEHICLE FLEET
dc.subjectVEHICLE FUEL
dc.subjectVEHICLE FUEL ECONOMY
dc.subjectVEHICLES
dc.subjectWATER QUALITY
dc.subjectWIND
dc.subjectWIND POWER
dc.subjectWOODY BIOMASS
dc.titleLow-Carbon Development for Mexico
dc.titleMexico - Estudio sobre la disminucion de emisiones de carbono

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