Overview of renewable energy and energy efficiency - unido

SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REGULATION AND POLICYMAKING TRAINING MANUALpage 1.26Energy reservesEnergy servicesEnergy sourcesEnergy supplyEnergy use per capita(Kgoe)Fossil fuelGeothermal energyGeothermal PlantGlobal warmingGreenhouse effectGreenhouse gasGross domestic product($US million)Gross domestic productgrowth rate (per cent)Gross national product($US million)Gross national productEstimated quantities of energy sources that have been demonstratedto exist with reasonable certainty on the basis of geologicand engineering data (proven reserves) or that canreasonably be expected to exist on the basis of geologicevidence that supports projections from proven reserves(probable or indicated reserves).The end use ultimately provided by energy.Any substance or natural phenomenon that can be consumedor transformed to supply heat or power.Amount of energy available for use by the various sectors ina country.The average amount of energy consumed per inhabitant in agiven country.An energy source formed in the earth’s crust from decayedorganic material, e.g. petroleum, coal, and natural gas.Natural heat from within the earth, captured for production ofelectric power, space heating or industrial steam.A plant in which the prime mover is a steam turbine that isdriven either by steam produced from hot water or by naturalsteam that derives its energy from heat found in rocks orfluids at various depths beneath the surface of the earth. Thefluids are extracted by drilling and/or pumping.An increase in the near surface temperature of the earth dueto increased anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases.The effect produced due to certain atmospheric gases thatallow incoming solar radiation to pass through to the earth’ssurface, but prevent the radiations which are reradiated fromthe earth, from escaping into outer space.Any gas that absorbs infrared radiation in the atmosphere.The total output of goods and services produced within theterritory of a given country.The annual rate of increase/decrease in the gross domesticproduct.The total output of goods and services produced within theterritory of a given country (GDP), plus the net receipts ofprimary income from investments outside the country.The average income per inhabitant of a country, derived by