We all agree that major structural and technological changes in the global economy make it possible to achieve lower-carbon development and better economic growth.
"It has created disincentives for developing countries to develop a lower carbon path to development".
As part of a transition to lower carbon energy systems, bioenergy development is often assumed to follow a uniform pathway.
And that, rather than any diktat or international agreement, will be what enables China, eventually, to combine rapid economic development with lower carbon emissions.
Bringing forward lower carbon technology, through funding for research, development and deployment, and overcoming information barriers and transaction costs through publicity campaigns, regulation and standards, also have a central role to play.
It noted "the growing importance of network and non-network developments to securely manage an evolving, lower carbon electricity generation future".
Together, both a carbon fee and dividend and stopping the Keystone pipeline will spur private investments in research, development and the green energy sector and help lower carbon emissions.
Concrete production contributes heavily to greenhouse gas emissions, thus a need exists for the development of durable and sustainable concrete with a lower carbon footprint.
A direct approach, which calls for lower carbon emissions over time, regardless of fuel, will have a better effect by encouraging the development of domestic bio fuels blended with or eliminating fossil fuels, as well as development of cleaner running engines to use those fuels.
The unprecedented building boom is widely justified as good for people because dams provide cheap electricity for development, and good for the environment because they are said to provide clean electricity and lower carbon emissions in a warming world.
