Energy After Rio: Prospects and Challenges

United Nations Development Programme

in collaboration with

International Energy Initiative

and

Energy 21

Stockholm Environment Institute

and in consultation with

Secretariat of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development

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Table of Contents

Authors and Contributors
Acknowledgments
Notes on the Authors and Contributors
Foreword
Glossary of Abbreviations

1 Introduction


1.1 Energy in the United Nations Context
1.2 Energy After Rio: Prospects and Challenges


2 Energy and Major Global Issues
2.1. Energy and Social Issues

2.2 Energy and the Environment
2.3 Energy and the Economy
2.4 Energy and Security
2.5 The United Nations Conferences on Small Island Developing States and Habitat II
2.6 The Global Implications of Energy


3 New Opportunities in Energy Demand, Supply and Systems

3.1 Introduction
3.2 Demand Side: Energy Efficiency and Materials Efficiency
3.3 Supply Side: Renewables and Clean Fossil Fuel Technologies
3.4 Fuels and Stoves for Cooking
Appendix A: Improved Stoves in Developing Countries
Appendix B: Research Needs for Improved Biomass Stoves in Developing Countries


4 Sustainable Strategies

4.1 Global Energy Scenarios

4.2 Some General Implications of Energy Strategies for Sustainable Development

4.3 Conclusion


5 Making it Happen: Energy for Sustainable Development

5.1 Introduction
5.2 The Larger Context: Current Global Trends
5.3 Policy Considerations for Sustainable Energy Strategies
5.4 Improving the Overall Economic Framework

5.5 The Time for Sustainable Energy Has Come
Appendix C: Removing Impediments - Some Examples

References