New England Wind Forum. A Wind Powering America Project, Volume 1, Issue 3, October 2007.

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关键词: Wind power industry;    New England;    Greenhouse effect;    Carbon dioxide;    Emission;   

RP-ID  :  DE2007918441

学科分类：工程和技术（综合）

美国|英语

来源: National Technical Reports Library

【 摘 要 】

In early 2007, Massachusetts and Rhode Island announced their intent to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a cooperative effort to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, the major contributor to global climate change. The impending implementation of RGGI has raised questions regarding the treatment of wind power (and other zero-emission renewable energy generation sources) within RGGI, and how RGGI may impact representations of wind power and its benefits. Some have argued that emissions will be reduced to RGGI targets with or without the help of wind. Analysis reveals, however, that wind power is essential to meeting and surpassing the emission reductions required to meet policy goals.