The Green New Deal Must Preserve the Existing Nuclear Fleet

Abstract

As the largest source of carbon-free energy in the United States, nuclear energy must play a vital role in reducing emissions. This article suggests the Green New Deal, an ambitious federal proposal to address climate change, should aim to preserve the existing nuclear fleet by authorizing states to establish zero emission credit (“ZEC”) programs. The ZEC programs will provide credits, in the form of revenue, for the carbon-free attribute of nuclear energy. This article posits the ZEC programs should be based on a model ZEC program developed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and explicitly authorized by amendment of the Federal Power Act to avoid issues of preemption.     

畸变产物耳声发射在伪聋鉴定中的应用

目的寻找识别伪聋的客观方法。方法运用畸变产物耳声发射技术(DPOAE)对伪聋组、正常对照组及感音神经性聋组进行畸变产物耳声发射测试。结果(1)正常对照组的平均检出率为94.00％,感音神经性聋组的检出率为22.00％,两组比较有显著性差异(P<0.01),提示感音神经性聋组患者,通过DPOAE检查,可以发现其听功能障碍。(2)伪聋组的平均检出率为93.00％,与正常对照组比较无显著性差异(P>0.01),提示通过DPOAE检查,可以识别伪聋。而且,当听力下降>50dB时,检出率为零,这更表明DPOAE技术对伪聋有识别作用。结论DPOAE作为识别伪聋的客观检查方法可应用于法医临床学活体损伤鉴定。     

哥本哈根会议的得失和昭示

哥本哈根会议是一系列全球气候变化会议中最重要的会议,背负着全人类的重托和冀望,虽然此次会议取得了一些重要进展,但因其不具有法律约束力和未提及具体温室气体减排目标,使得相关利益诉求并未得到满意的平衡。会议昭示我们,中国碳减排和低碳经济发展任务十分艰巨,需要切实可行的新思路。     

Russia: A Country with an Unpredictable Past

Russia is a key player in the Kyoto process, and the fate of the Protocol itself heavily depends on future developments in the country, in particular in its energy sector. This article analyses the contradictory and complex relationships between carbon dioxide emissions, gas exports to Western Europe and the energy security of Russia. The paper reviews emerging trends in the energy sector of Russia that will have a long-term impact on these three parameters and assesses the possible influence of these trends on the implementation of the Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution in Russia. Proceeding from the latest developments in the Russian energy scene, the author tries to forecast how Russia will integrate into the international community in the energy sphere. The study concludes that gas export commitments to Europe will be met despite the serious problems in the domestic gas sector, that energy saving in Russia is the most feasible way of finding a compromise between the three parameters, and that enhancing the energy security of Russia might have rather controversial consequences for Europe.     

Climate Change Policies, Energy Security and Carbon Dependency Trade-offs for the European Union in the Longer Term

Energy policy in the European Union (EU) faces two major challenges. The first challenge is posed by EUs commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere in the context of the international agreement on climate change. The second challenge is to keep ensuring European security of energy supply, while its dependency on external sources of energy is projected to increase. In this paper, two long-term alternative climate change policy scenarios for Europe are examined. In the first scenario, EU reduces carbon dioxide emissions by domestic measures; in the second scenario EU maximizes cooperation with the countries of the former Soviet Union (FSU). Impacts on carbon flows between the EU and FSU and on the external energy dependency of the EU are assessed with an applied general equilibrium model, GTAP-E, whose set of energy commodities is expanded with combustible biomass as a renewable and carbon-neutral energy commodity. The results show that there is a trade-off between economic efficiency, energy security and carbon dependency for the EU. The FSU would unambiguously prefer cooperation.     

DEFENDING ThEGloBAl ENvIRoNMENT

正With the UN lima Climate Change Conference underway,China shows its sincerity to fight global warming Lima,capital and the largest city of Peru,has welcomed government leaders,scholars as well as representatives of the business and NGO circles from more than 200countries and regions this December.They will stay in the South American city for a battle of words at the United Nations Lima Climate     

How to Keep The‘APECBlue’

正The blue skies overhanging Beijing during the2014 APEC Economic Leaders’Meeting were but a memory on November 19,as a wave of smog once again enveloped the city.The disappearance of the"APEC blue"that had lasted two weeks means the specter of air pollution now looms large in the public consciousness.Although President Xi Jinping expressed desire at the end of the forum for the APEC blue to     

Carbon Trading: Market Mechanisms to Tackle Pollution

正YANSHAN Petrochemical paid a power plant RMB one million for a 20,000 ton quota of carbon dioxide emissions,on November 28,2013.This marked the official launch of the Beijing Carbon Trading Market.What’s more,it signaled that"energy conservation and emission reduction"has moved on from being just a slogan to become a key issue,encompassing profits,cash flow and investment.The Beijing Carbon Trading Market is one of seven pilot markets in China.In June 2013,China’s first carbon market     

基于能耗的碳排放研究

粗放式经济的发展导致高强度的碳排放,面对全球气候变化的严峻形势,低碳经济给出了一条可持续的发展之路。我国是一个人口大国,经济发展规模较大加上经济结构不合理,导致能耗高、碳排放强度大,为了减少碳排放,应对气候变暖的危机,我们必须走低碳经济之路,国家要开征碳税,引导合理的能源消费,由粗放型经济向集约型的低碳经济转变,调整产业结构,优化能源消费结构,提高能源的最终利用效率,从而达到经济效益和环境效益的＂双赢＂。