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Energy and the Environment
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Introduction
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Transport Fuels5 Topics
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Energy Sources: Fossil Fuels8 Topics
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Energy Sources: Renewables10 Topics
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Electricity10 Topics
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Energy Sources: Nuclear6 Topics
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Demand Response6 Topics
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Energy/Emissions Policy15 Topics
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What is Policy ?
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Policy Development
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Energy Policy
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Energy Priorities
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What is a Carbon Price ?
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Emissions Trading
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Carbon Tax
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Carbon Tax Vs Carbon Trading
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Saudi Arabia National Renewable Energy Program
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Large scale Renewable Energy Target
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Small scale Renewable Energy Scheme
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Global Warming Potential (GWP)
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Saudi Arabia Emissions Profile
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Methods for Measurement
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Carbon Pricing Mechanism
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What is Policy ?
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Energy Economics2 Topics|1 Quiz
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- Coal seam gas, Coalbed methane
- present in coal seams (may or may not be viable for coal mining)
- methane adsorbed in the solid matrix of coal
- in a mine CH 4 is released as coal is excavated
- explosion risk, asphyxiation risk ( often flared as a waste product)
- Shale gas
- natural gas trapped within shale formation
- low pressure fracturing to release methane
- Tight gas
- natural gas trapped in reservoir rocks with low permeability
- high pressure fracturing to release methane