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10.2 Climate Mitigation Technology
About 75% of the world's energy supply comes from burning non-renewable fossil
fuels (coal, oil, and natural gas) (IPCC TP-1, 1996). The balance comes from
nuclear or renewable energy. Since fossil fuels are expected to be a major source
of energy for the near future, reducing GHG emissions in the energy supply sector
in the relatively short term must come about primarily by reducing the emissions
of GHGs during the production and transformation of fossil fuels. Some technologies
with both near and longer term potential to economically reduce GHG emissions
from fossil fuel production are listed below, along with comments on technology
transfer.
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