Double jeopardy : combating nuclear terror and climate change / Daniel B. Poneman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Poneman, Daniel, author.

Series:

Belfer Center studies in international security

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nuclear energy--Government policy--United States.

Nuclear energy.

Nuclear energy--Government policy.

Climatic changes.

Nuclear terrorism--Prevention.

Nuclear terrorism.

United States.

Nuclear energy--International cooperation.

Climatic changes--Prevention.

National security--United States.

National security.

Security, International.

Physical Description:

xxii, 258 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : MIT Press, [2019]

Contents:

Part I Facing the Apocalypse

1 The Nuclear Threat p. 3

2 The Climate Threat p. 35

Part II Rising to the Climate Challenge

3 Bending the Carbon Curve: The Value in Hedging p. 51

Recommendation 1 Put a Price on Carbon Emissions.

4 Negawatts Beat Megawatts: Doubling Down on Efficiency p. 63

Recommendation 2 Promote Market Mechanisms That Reward Efficiency.

5 "It's the Carbon, Stupid!" Remembering Our Objectives p. 69

Recommendation 3 Level the Playing Field for All Lower-Carbon Energy Sources.

6 Investing in Innovation: Enabling Quantum Change p. 83

Recommendation 4 Increase Investment in Fundamental Research and Long-Term Development.

7 Hang Together or Hang Separately: Our Common Destiny p. 93

Recommendation 5 Leverage the Paris Climate Agreement into More Effective International Action.

Part III Back to the (Nuclear) Future

8 Nuclear Energy: Once More unto the Breach p. 103

Recommendation 6 Accelerate the Deployment of Nuclear Energy.

9 Safety and Security First p. 111

Recommendation 7 Deepen Nuclear Safety and Security Culture through Best Practices and Peer Reviews.

10 And, in the End p. 117

Recommendation 8 Implement a Consent-Based Approach to Nuclear Waste Disposal in the United States.

11 Not Too Cheap to Meter, But p. 123

Recommendation 9 Improve Nuclear Power Economics through Practice and Policy.

12 Restoring U.S. Nuclear Leadership p. 131

Recommendation 10 Lead Global Development and Deployment of Advanced-Generation Reactors.

13 A New Paradigm for U.S. Nuclear Diplomacy p. 139

Recommendation 11 Launch an Assured Nuclear Fuel Services Initiative.

14 Stone Walls Do Not a Prison Make p. 157

Recommendation 12 Eliminate the North Korean Nuclear Threat.

15 Physician, Heal Thyself p. 173

Recommendation 13 Strengthen Stewardship of the U.S. Nuclear Arsenal.

16 Conclusion: No Time to Delay p. 177.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780262037303

0262037300

OCLC:

1079411835