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Climate and Energy Primer
Principle 1. Carbon-based fuels dominate global energy use.
Principle 2. Combustion releases carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.
Principle 3. The release of carbon dioxide alters the global carbon cycle.
Principle 4. Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas.
Principle 5. Atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations are at an 800,000 year maximum.
Principle 6: Global warming is caused by rising greenhouse gas concentrations.
Principle 7. Energy technologies vary significantly in their greenhouse gas emissions.
Principle 8. Huge amounts carbon-based energy remain in the Earth's crust.
Principle 9. Carbon capture and storage may “decouple” the energy and carbon components of fossil fuels.
Principle 10. A carbon cap-and-trade system is the most popular climate policy instrument.
Principle 11. There is no Environmental Kuznets Curve for carbon dioxide emissions.
