?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fid%2Feprint%2F4853%2F&rft.title=Energy+Primer&rft.creator=Nakicenovic%2C+N.&rft.creator=Grubler%2C+A.&rft.creator=Ishitani%2C+H.&rft.creator=Johansson%2C+T.B.&rft.creator=Marland%2C+G.&rft.creator=Moreira%2C+J.R.&rft.creator=Rogner%2C+H.-H.&rft.description=The+paper+introduces+basic+concepts+and+terms+of+energy+that+deal+with+adaptation+to+and+mitigation+of+climate+change.+Descriptions+are+also+provided+of+the+more+commonly+used+energy+units+and+measurements.+The+global+energy+system+is+described%2C+and+energy+consumption+patterns+and+CO2+emissions+data+are+presented.+The+concept+of+energy+efficiency+improvement+potential+is+introduced.+A+historical+perspective+of+energy+consumption+and+CO2+emissions+for+the+world+is+made%2C+with+a+comparison+of+current+energy+consumption+and+estimates+of+fossil+and+nuclear+energy+reserves+and+resources%2C+and+the+potential+of+renewable+energy+sources.&rft.publisher=RR-97-001.+Reprinted+from+Climate+Change+1995%3B+International+Panel+on+Climate+Change%2C+Cambridge+University+Press%2C+Cambridge%2C+UK%2C+pp.+75-92+%5B1996%5D&rft.date=1996&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=text&rft.language=en&rft.rights=cc_by&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fid%2Feprint%2F4853%2F1%2FRR-97-01.pdf&rft.identifier=++Nakicenovic%2C+N.+%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fview%2Fiiasa%2F214.html%3E+ORCID%3A+https%3A%2F%2Forcid.org%2F0000-0001-7176-4604+%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Forcid.org%2F0000-0001-7176-4604%3E%2C+Grubler%2C+A.+%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fview%2Fiiasa%2F112.html%3E+ORCID%3A+https%3A%2F%2Forcid.org%2F0000-0002-7814-4990+%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Forcid.org%2F0000-0002-7814-4990%3E%2C+Ishitani%2C+H.%2C+Johansson%2C+T.B.+%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fview%2Fiiasa%2F1990.html%3E%2C+Marland%2C+G.+%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fview%2Fiiasa%2F1434.html%3E%2C+Moreira%2C+J.R.%2C+%26+Rogner%2C+H.-H.+%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fview%2Fiiasa%2F256.html%3E+ORCID%3A+https%3A%2F%2Forcid.org%2F0000-0002-1045-9830+%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Forcid.org%2F0000-0002-1045-9830%3E++(1996).++Energy+Primer.+++IIASA+Research+Report+(Reprint).+IIASA%2C+Laxenburg%2C+Austria%3A+RR-97-001.+Reprinted+from+Climate+Change+1995%3B+International+Panel+on+Climate+Change%2C+Cambridge+University+Press%2C+Cambridge%2C+UK%2C+pp.+75-92+%5B1996%5D+++++