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CONSOMMATION ENERGIE SECONDAIRE [1 record]

Record 1 2008-08-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Climate Change
  • Environmental Economics
  • Environmental Management
DEF

The amount of energy available to, and used by, the consumer in its final form.

CONT

Overall energy consumption ... known as "secondary energy use" - accounted for about 64 percent of all GHG [greenhouse gas] emissions in Canada in 1999.

OBS

secondary energy use: term used at the Office of Energy Efficiency, Natural Resources Canada, and extracted from its 2001 Annual Report.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Changements climatiques
  • Économie environnementale
  • Gestion environnementale
DEF

Quantité d'énergie que le consommateur a à sa disposition ou utilise sous une forme finale.

CONT

Dans l'ensemble, l'énergie consommée [...] dénommée la «consommation d'énergie secondaire» - représentait approximativement 64 p. 100 de toutes les émissions de GES [gaz à effet de serre] au Canada en 1999.

OBS

consommation d'énergie secondaire : terme en usage à l'Office de l'efficacité énergétique, Ressources naturelles Canada, et tiré de son rapport annuel de 2001.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cambio climático
  • Economía del medio ambiente
  • Gestión del medio ambiente
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