Accelerating Decarbonization Of The U S Energy System

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,National Academies Of Sciences Engineeri,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,Committee on Accelerating Decarbonization in the United States
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2021-12-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 0309682924

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Accelerating Decarbonization of the U.S. Energy System by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,National Academies Of Sciences Engineeri,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,Committee on Accelerating Decarbonization in the United States Pdf

The world is transforming its energy system from one dominated by fossil fuel combustion to one with net-zero emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), the primary anthropogenic greenhouse gas. This energy transition is critical to mitigating climate change, protecting human health, and revitalizing the U.S. economy. To help policymakers, businesses, communities, and the public better understand what a net-zero transition would mean for the United States, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine convened a committee of experts to investigate how the U.S. could best decarbonize its transportation, electricity, buildings, and industrial sectors. This report, Accelerating Decarbonization of the United States Energy System, identifies key technological and socio-economic goals that must be achieved to put the United States on the path to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The report presents a policy blueprint outlining critical near-term actions for the first decade (2021-2030) of this 30-year effort, including ways to support communities that will be most impacted by the transition.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Carbon dioxide
ISBN : 0309682932

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Accelerating Decarbonization of the U. S. Energy System by Anonim Pdf

Author : Varun Sivaram,Colin Cunliff,David Hart,Julio Friedmann,David Sandalow
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0578758520

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Energizing America by Varun Sivaram,Colin Cunliff,David Hart,Julio Friedmann,David Sandalow Pdf

Clean energy innovation is central to the fight against climate change. To rise to this challenge, the United States should launch a National Energy Innovation Mission. Led by the president and authorized by Congress, this mission should harness the nation's unmatched innovative capabilities-at research universities, federal laboratories, and private firms (both large and small), in all regions of the country-to speed the progress of clean energy technologies. To jumpstart this mission and unlock a virtuous cycle of public and private investment, the US federal government should triple its funding for energy research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) over the next five years to $25 billion by 2025. "Energizing America" offers policymakers a strategic framework to build a growing RD&D portfolio over the next five years, detailed fundingproposals across the full spectrum of critical energy technologies, and recommendations for immediate action.

Author : Henry Lee,Daniel P. Schrag,Matthew Bunn,Michael Davidson,Wei Peng,Wang Pu,Mao Zhimin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2021-12-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781108842389

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Foundations for a Low-Carbon Energy System in China by Henry Lee,Daniel P. Schrag,Matthew Bunn,Michael Davidson,Wei Peng,Wang Pu,Mao Zhimin Pdf

Overview of how decisions by China on climate, energy, and environmental policy will influence the country's capacity to decarbonize.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Energy and Environmental Systems
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2020-01-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309670630

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Deployment of Deep Decarbonization Technologies by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Energy and Environmental Systems Pdf

While progress has been made in the development of decarbonization technologies, much work remains in scale-up and deployment. For decarbonization technologies to reach meaningful scale, real-world constraints, societal, economic, and political, must be considered. To identify the primary challenges and opportunities to deploying decarbonization technologies at scale across major sectors of the U.S. economy, the Board on Energy and Environmental Systems of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a workshop on July 22-23, 2019. In addition to technology-specific and sector-specific studies, the workshop considered the types of societal transformations required, as well as potential policy drivers for carbon dioxide emissions reductions. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussion of the workshop.

Author : Shanti Gamper-Rabindran
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 539 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2022-01-13
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781316510742

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America's Energy Gamble by Shanti Gamper-Rabindran Pdf

Rigorous exploration of the Trump administration's pro-fossil fuel policy and its lasting impact on public health, the economy, and the environment.

Author : Barry S. Levy,Jonathan A. Patz
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2024
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780197683293

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Climate Change and Public Health by Barry S. Levy,Jonathan A. Patz Pdf

Now updated with key developments in mitigation and adaptation from the last decade, Climate Change and Public Health, Second Edition offers an engaging overview of climate change and its health consequences alongside evolving methods for climate resilience.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,National Academy of Engineering,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Water Science and Technology Board,Ocean Studies Board,NAE Office of Programs,Board on Life Sciences,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Board on Earth Sciences and Resources,Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology,Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate,Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources,Committee on the Grand Challenges and Opportunites in Environmental Engineering for the Twenty-First Century
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 125 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-08
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780309476553

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Environmental Engineering for the 21st Century by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,National Academy of Engineering,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Water Science and Technology Board,Ocean Studies Board,NAE Office of Programs,Board on Life Sciences,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Board on Earth Sciences and Resources,Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology,Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate,Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources,Committee on the Grand Challenges and Opportunites in Environmental Engineering for the Twenty-First Century Pdf

Environmental engineers support the well-being of people and the planet in areas where the two intersect. Over the decades the field has improved countless lives through innovative systems for delivering water, treating waste, and preventing and remediating pollution in air, water, and soil. These achievements are a testament to the multidisciplinary, pragmatic, systems-oriented approach that characterizes environmental engineering. Environmental Engineering for the 21st Century: Addressing Grand Challenges outlines the crucial role for environmental engineers in this period of dramatic growth and change. The report identifies five pressing challenges of the 21st century that environmental engineers are uniquely poised to help advance: sustainably supply food, water, and energy; curb climate change and adapt to its impacts; design a future without pollution and waste; create efficient, healthy, resilient cities; and foster informed decisions and actions.

Author : Varun Sivaram
Publisher : Council on Foreign Relations Press
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Clean energy
ISBN : 0876097484

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Digital Decarbonization by Varun Sivaram Pdf

As energy industries produce ever more data, firms are harnessing greater computing power, advances in data science, and increased digital connectivity to exploit that data. These trends have the potential to transform the way energy is produced, transported, and consumed.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,Committee on Enhancing the Resilience of the Nation's Electric Power Transmission and Distribution System
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309463072

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Enhancing the Resilience of the Nation's Electricity System by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,Committee on Enhancing the Resilience of the Nation's Electric Power Transmission and Distribution System Pdf

Americans' safety, productivity, comfort, and convenience depend on the reliable supply of electric power. The electric power system is a complex "cyber-physical" system composed of a network of millions of components spread out across the continent. These components are owned, operated, and regulated by thousands of different entities. Power system operators work hard to assure safe and reliable service, but large outages occasionally happen. Given the nature of the system, there is simply no way that outages can be completely avoided, no matter how much time and money is devoted to such an effort. The system's reliability and resilience can be improved but never made perfect. Thus, system owners, operators, and regulators must prioritize their investments based on potential benefits. Enhancing the Resilience of the Nation's Electricity System focuses on identifying, developing, and implementing strategies to increase the power system's resilience in the face of events that can cause large-area, long-duration outages: blackouts that extend over multiple service areas and last several days or longer. Resilience is not just about lessening the likelihood that these outages will occur. It is also about limiting the scope and impact of outages when they do occur, restoring power rapidly afterwards, and learning from these experiences to better deal with events in the future.

Author : Daniel S Cohan
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2022-03-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780300265057

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Confronting Climate Gridlock by Daniel S Cohan Pdf

An atmospheric scientist explains why global climate change mitigation and energy decarbonization demand American diplomacy, technology, and policy “Daniel Cohan makes a compelling case that the problem of climate change is solvable. Fixing the gridlock on global action requires fixing the gridlock here in the United States of America. Cohan shows how that can be done.”—David Victor, UC San Diego Professor of environmental engineering 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 along with insights from more than a hundred 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.

Author : James Bacchus
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2022-03-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781009098106

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Trade Links by James Bacchus Pdf

This book details how the World Trade Organization must transform to free trade, fight climate change, and further sustainable development.

Author : Maria Magdalena Ramirez-Corredores,Mireya R. Goldwasser,Eduardo Falabella de Sousa Aguiar
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2023-01-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783031199998

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Decarbonization as a Route Towards Sustainable Circularity by Maria Magdalena Ramirez-Corredores,Mireya R. Goldwasser,Eduardo Falabella de Sousa Aguiar Pdf

This book surveys the current research on CO2 conversion processes and shows that these can close the carbon cycle as part of a circular economy. The technical and economic feasibility of these processes are examined together and current scientific challenges are signposted, which will guide future R&D. Technology sustainability is key for meeting and keeping decarbonization goals in the long term. However, considering economic and environmental sustainability individually is not enough. An integral view of sustainability that incorporates an energy term in the equation is needed. This book brings this concept to the fore.

Author : John Manshreck
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-22
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783110714036

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Transformation of the Electric Utility Business Model by John Manshreck Pdf

This book examines business model transformation through the study of electrical utilities, an industry at the center of today’s efforts to combat climate change. When change comes to the business model of such a mature industry, the pattern is often recognizable. The foundational elements of the industry shift, allowing the innovation of business models by new competitors, while established firms face the threat of disruption. The utility sector, after decades of relative stability, is in the midst of such a transformation today. After providing a historical summary of the dominant business models of the utility sector, Transformation of the Electric Utility Business Model looks at the factors currently impacting the industry. Utilities and policy makers today are facing two long-term issues that will dominate their agendas in the coming decades: rebuilding utility infrastructure to enable the decarbonization of the economy, and managing the risk of catastrophic events that can leave large areas without power for extended periods. Fortunately, with proper planning, many utility investments in decarbonization will also support risk management. However, these investments are often not compatible with current utility business models, requiring creativity and new regulatory frameworks to successfully implement. This book considers the impact of these factors, and then discusses the future. This well-researched, extremely insightful book is essential reading for all those with an interest in business strategy, energy studies and sustainability.

Author : Hirdan Katarina de Medeiros Costa,Carolina Arlota
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2021-10-13
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780323853705

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Carbon Capture and Storage in International Energy Policy and Law by Hirdan Katarina de Medeiros Costa,Carolina Arlota Pdf

Carbon Capture and Storage in International Energy Policy and Law identifies the main contemporary regulatory requirements, challenges and opportunities involving CCS from a comparative and interdisciplinary perspective. It draws on the scholarship of renowned researchers across the fields of international energy law and policy to address CCS regulation and its impact on climate change, sustainable development, and related consequences for energy transition. In this vein, the book aims to address issues related to energy, energy justice and climate changes (including CCS technology). Contributors discuss the main challenges and advantages concerning international energy and the forms CCS may contribute to energy security, climate change, adaptation and mitigation of GHG emissions and sustainable development. In this light, the book discusses CCS as a bridge that integrates international energy, climate change and sustainable development. Covers contemporary regulatory command-and-control and market incentive instruments across the local, regional and/or international spheres in-depth and in comparison Reviews deregulatory impacts, modern financing of CCS, liability of the involved parties, and pertinent environmental issues Addresses sociotechnical aspects of CCS and its specific impact on the international arena Discusses the interplay of carbon capture and storage, renewables and the overall energy transition, current pathways to sustainable development