Energy in Monaco
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Energy in Monaco describes energy
World energy resources and consumption
]World energy consumption in 2010: over 5% growthEnergy markets have combined crisis recovery and strong industry dynamism. Energy consumption in the G20 soared by more than 5% in 2010, after the slight decrease of 2009. This strong increase is the result of two converging trends...

 and electricity
Electricity generation
Electricity generation is the process of generating electric energy from other forms of energy.The fundamental principles of electricity generation were discovered during the 1820s and early 1830s by the British scientist Michael Faraday...

 production, consumption and import in Monaco
Monaco
Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the...

. Energy policy of Monaco describes the politics of Monaco
Politics of Monaco
The politics of Monaco have traditionally been under the autocratic control of the Prince of Monaco, and from its founding, the principality was a monarchy ruled by the House of Grimaldi; however, with the creation of a Constitution in 1911, the Prince relinquished his autocratic rule and the...

 related to energy. Electricity sector in Monaco is the main article of electricity in Monaco.

Overview

IEA Key statistics do not list Monaco. List of countries by carbon dioxide emissions include emissions from Monaco in France.

Kyoto Protocol

In December 2007 Monaco had underlined but not ratified the Kyoto Protocol
Kyoto Protocol
The Kyoto Protocol is a protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change , aimed at fighting global warming...

. In 2008 Monaco was - 4 % from its Kyoto Protocol emission targets.

According to the National greenhouse gas inventory data for the period 1990–2006 UNFCCC 17 November 2008 page 16 the emissions change from 1990 to 2006 in Monaco was -13.1 % as following (Gg CO2 equivalent):
  • 1990: 108
  • 1995: 115
  • 2000: 120
  • 2005: 104
  • 2006: 94

Monaco declaration

The ocean scientists expressed their concern in Monaco 30.1.2009 about the global warming
Global warming
Global warming refers to the rising average temperature of Earth's atmosphere and oceans and its projected continuation. In the last 100 years, Earth's average surface temperature increased by about with about two thirds of the increase occurring over just the last three decades...

consequences in the seas. 150 leading scientists appealed to the decision makers in ”the Monaco declaration” to restrict the CO2 emissions. Today’s emissions could have dramatic consequences in the stocks of fish in a few decades, which would influence significantly both in the ocean biodiversity and also millions of peoples food supply.
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