Climate change and global energy security : technology and policy options / Marilyn A. Brown and Benjamin K. Sovacool.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, Marilyn A.

Contributor:

Sovacool, Benjamin K.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Renewable energy sources.

Power resources.

Energy policy.

Environmental policy.

Greenhouse gas mitigation--International cooperation.

Greenhouse gas mitigation.

Physical Description:

x, 416 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, [2011]

Contents:

Motivation and organization of the book : Socio-technical approach ; Climate change and energy security ; Preview of chapters

A tale of five challenges : Electricity ; Transportation ; Forestry and agriculture ; Waste and water ; Climate change ; Conflicts and complementarities

Technologies for mitigating climate change : Energy end use ; Energy supply ; Capturing and sequestering carbon ; Reducing other greenhouse gases ; Integrated systems ; Synthesis

Technologies for geo-engineering and adaptation : Geo-engineering ; Adaptation ; Synthesis

Barriers to effective climate and energy policies : Public goods, market failure, and policy failure ; Barriers to cost effectiveness ; Fiscal, regulatory, and statutory barriers ; Intellectual-property barriers ; Other cultural, social, and institutional barriers ; Toward carbon lock-in

Overcoming barriers to effective climate and energy policies : The risk paradigm versus the precautionary principle ; Types of public policies and ways to evaluate them ; Putting a price on carbon ; Complementary policies ; The need for synergy

The case for polycentric implementation : The benefits of global action ; The benefits of local action ; The case for polycentrism ; Challenges to polycentrism ; Conclusion

Case studies : Denmark's electricity policy, 1970-2001 ; Germany's feed-in tariff, 1990-2009 ; Brazil's Proálcool program and promotion of flex-fuel vehicles, 1975-2009 ; Singapore's urban transport policy, 1971-2009 ; Bangladesh's Grameen Shakti, 1996-2009 ; China's national improved stove program, 1983-1998 ; The oasis project in the Atlantic rainforest of Brazil, 2006-present ; The toxic releases inventory in the United States, 1988-2007 ; Conclusion

Conclusions : The socio-technical nature of climate and energy challenges ; Justification for government intervention ; Speed, scope, and scale ; The power of polycentrism ; Coordinated, progressive, and consistent policies

Appendix A : Experts contacted and interviewed for case studies

Appendix B : Methodology for case studies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0262516314

9780262016254

0262016257

9780262516310

OCLC:

702647425

Publisher Number:

99954164535