Confronting climate gridlock : how diplomacy, technology, and policy can unlock a clean energy future / Daniel S. Cohan ; foreword by Michael E. Webber.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cohan, Daniel S., author.

Contributor:

Webber, Michael E., 1971- writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Clean energy industries.

Climate change mitigation.

Climatic changes--Government policy.

Climatic changes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, [2022]

Summary:

Atmospheric scientist and environmental engineering professor Daniel Cohan argues that escaping the gravest perils of climate change will first require American diplomacy, technological innovation, and policy to catalyze decarbonization globally. Combining his own expertise alongside insights from more than 100 interviews with diplomats, scholars, and clean-technology pioneers, Cohan identifies flaws in previous efforts to combat climate change. He highlights opportunities for more successful strategies, including international "climate clubs" and accelerated development of clean energy technologies. Grounded in history and emerging scholarship, this book offers a forward-looking vision of solutions to confronting climate gridlock and a clear-eyed recognition of the challenges to enacting them.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

FOREWORD

PREFACE

ABBREVIATIONS

One. WHY CLIMATE GRIDLOCK?

Two. THE ROAD TO PARIS

Three. THE ROAD FROM PARIS

Four. PILLARS OF DECARBONIZATION

Five. DECARBONIZING ELECTRICITY

Six. POWER SHIFT

Seven. GOING NEGATIVE

Eight. CONFRONTING POLICY GRIDLOCK

NOTES

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INDEX

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-300-26505-0

OCLC:

1296430143