Demand Side Management Solutions In Tackling Climate Change

Author : Mourine Atsien
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2023-02-20
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9783346814241

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Demand-side management solutions in tackling climate change by Mourine Atsien Pdf

Academic Paper from the year 2022 in the subject Environmental Sciences, grade: A, University of Nairobi, language: English, abstract: Energy conservation is at the center of global sustainable development efforts. To be successful, studies suggested that energy conservation should be a self-driven action. However, demand side management strategies recommend purchasing of third party products, behaviour change and careful monitoring of energy consumption in homes and workplaces (Berkout, 2015). Apart from renewable energy sources such as wind and solar, studies indicated that power consumption appliances such as smart meters also play important role in energy conservation and development. In British Columbia (BC), Canada, two organisations, BC Hydro and FortisBC have been at the forefront in designing and implementing demand side management (DSM) programs to reduce energy consumption, minimise greenhouse (GHG) emissions and attain climate action goals (Gaede et al., 2021). These organisations invest in policies that promote a socio-economic balance in energy conservation and economic status of the users. BC Hydro and FortisBC pushes for inexpensive, sustainable DSM measures that would enhance Canada’s ability to respond to climate change challenges by conserving energy and reducing GHG emissions (Envint Consulting, 2022). In relation to this argument, this paper critically explores how the DSM programs of BC Hydro and FortisBC advance climate action in Canada.

Author : Spiro N. Pollalis,Andreas Georgoulias,Stephen J. Ramos,Daniel Schodek
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-19
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781136320385

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Infrastructure Sustainability and Design by Spiro N. Pollalis,Andreas Georgoulias,Stephen J. Ramos,Daniel Schodek Pdf

You're overseeing a large-scale project, but you're not an engineering or construction specialist, and so you need an overview of the related sustainability concerns and processes. To introduce you to the main issues, experts from the fields of engineering, planning, public health, environmental design, architecture, and landscape architecture review current sustainable large-scale projects, the roles team members hold, and design approaches, including alternative development and financing structures. They also discuss the challenges and opportunities of sustainability within infrastructural systems, such as those for energy, water, and waste, so that you know what's possible. And best of all, they present here for the first time the Zofnass Environmental Evaluation Methodology guidelines, which will help you and your team improve infrastructure design, engineering, and construction.

Author : Adam Bumpus,James Tansey,Blas Luis Pérez Henríquez,Chukwumerije Okereke
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2014-07-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781135067854

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Carbon Governance, Climate Change and Business Transformation by Adam Bumpus,James Tansey,Blas Luis Pérez Henríquez,Chukwumerije Okereke Pdf

Transformation to a low carbon economy is a central tenet to any discussion on the solutions to the complex challenges of climate change and energy security. Despite advances in policy, carbon management and continuing development of clean technology, fundamental business transformation has not occurred because of multiple political, economic, social and organisational issues. Carbon Governance, Climate Change and Business Transformation is based on leading academic and industry input, and three international workshops focused on low carbon transformation in leading climate policy jurisdictions (Canada, USA and the UK) under the international Carbon Governance Project (CGP) banner. The book pulls insights from this innovative collaborative network to identify the policy combinations needed to create transformative change. It explores fundamental questions about how governments and the private sector conceptualize the problem of climate change, the conditions under which business transformation can genuinely take place and key policy and business innovations needed. Broadly, the book is based on emerging theories of multi-levelled, multi-actor carbon governance, and applies these ideas to the real world implications for tackling climate change through business transformation. Conceptually and empirically, this book stimulates both academic discussion and practical business models for low carbon transformation.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2011-05-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264098886

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Demand-side Innovation Policies by OECD Pdf

This book examines dynamics between demand and innovation and provides insights into the rationale and scope for public policies to foster demand for innovation.

Author : N. Khalili
Publisher : Springer
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2011-01-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780230116368

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Practical Sustainability by N. Khalili Pdf

A structured guideline for development and implementation of business strategies, programs, and models with core sustainability values is then proposed and explicitly discussed, drawing upon management models, tools and techniques proven to be effective in organizational decision-making and prognostication.

Author : Gregory T Haugan
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781466575165

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Sustainable Program Management by Gregory T Haugan Pdf

The world is undergoing major transitions due to three driving forces—population changes, climate changes, and energy resource constraints—making it essential for us to move toward sustainability in the implementation of projects and programs as well as our everyday life. Real sustainability exists where there is a balance between population and energy usage and a stable climate—global equilibrium. Designed for program and portfolio managers and senior planners, Sustainable Program Management provides essential information on the three major driving forces of the coming decades and presents options to assist us in moving toward a sustainable future. This book offers a unique approach to accommodating the three new constraints of population change, climate change, and energy resources as impacts on programs and portfolios. It presents them in the form of overlays, which facilitate planning by considering the effects of these additional constraints on a program, along with schedule, budget, and performance constraints. The overlays summarize the book’s extensive analyses of these global challenges. The book is divided into sections on population change, climate change, and energy resource constraints and provides background information and overlays for each one. The author discusses scenarios, possible solutions, and probable outcomes, which provide the basis for evaluating the risks and the sustainability considerations involved. The final section of the text addresses planning for real sustainability and describes six pathways toward a sustainable system. This practical book familiarizes readers with these new global challenges to program management and provides a basis for developing sustainable and successful programs.

Author : Dianne Rahm
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2014-11-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780786458011

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Climate Change Policy in the United States by Dianne Rahm Pdf

This overview of global warming and its human causes examines the international agreements regarding climate change and the U.S. response to those agreements, as well as key provisions of the Kyoto Protocol, to explain the difficulties of any subsequent treaties. Framing the scientific debate against moral, ethical, and religious considerations, the book offers potential solutions. The book includes seven maps and tables, notes, bibliography, and index.

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789290929321

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Review of Energy Efficiency Interventions by Asian Development Bank Pdf

This evaluation focuses on the Asian Development Bank (ADB) interventions to stimulate energy efficiency investments in industry and buildings. Among the key findings is that energy pricing and market imperfections need to be addressed to promote energy efficiency investments. ADB and governments in developing member countries should support the removal of various barriers to energy efficiency investments in Asia and the Pacific.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789814462693

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International Seminar on Nuclear War and Planetary Emergencies ƒ€” 42nd Session by Anonim Pdf

Author : Richard C. Ragaini
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 913 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789814327190

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International Seminar on Nuclear War and Planetary Emergencies by Richard C. Ragaini Pdf

The Erice International Seminars are multidisciplinary seminars attended by over 100 eminent participants from all fields of Science. Each year, a few scientific issues are selected and experts are invited to present contrasting views during the plenary multidisciplinary sessions of the Seminar, followed by general debates. These sessions offer a unique opportunity for specialists to enlarge their fields of vision by being confronted to the ideas and suggestions from high level scientists in complementary domains of science. Associated workshops allow the experts to further refine and process the ideas evoked during the seminar. This year's topics are focused on the World Energy Crisis and more specifically on the Essential Technologies for Moderating Climate Change and Improving Energy Security and for Energy & Limits of Development. We also concentrated on Managing the Challenges of Climate Change, Energy Security and Pollution in Asian Countries. On Global Monitoring of the Planet we have focused on the Climate Change issues and specifically on the Sensitivity of Climate to Additional CO2 as indicated by Water Cycle Feedback Issues, Climate Uncertainties Addressed by Satellites, and the Basic Mathematics Needed for All Models. In Information Security we focused on Cyber Conflict and Cyber Stability. For Pollution and Medicine we focused on the Revolution in the Environmental Health Sciences and the Emergence of Green Chemistry.

Author : Jain, Vishal,Raman, Murali,Agrawal, Akshat,Hans, Meenu,Gupta, Swati
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2024-04-01
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9798369303405

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Convergence Strategies for Green Computing and Sustainable Development by Jain, Vishal,Raman, Murali,Agrawal, Akshat,Hans, Meenu,Gupta, Swati Pdf

Convergence Strategies for Green Computing and Sustainable Development presents a comprehensive exploration of the potential of emerging technologies, such as the Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), fog computing, and cloud computing, to aid in fostering a sustainable future. It examines how these technologies can reduce the impact of unsustainability in societies, the environment, and natural resources, offering invaluable insights into harnessing their power for positive change. Convergence Strategies for Green Computing and Sustainable Development serves as a comprehensive strategy that holistically understands, transforms, and develops technological systems in society. This book caters to a diverse range of readers, including graduate students, researchers, working professionals seeking knowledge, and industry experts seeking information about new trends. With its recommended topics and comprehensive table of contents, readers can gain in-depth knowledge about sustainable cloud computing, artificial intelligence and machine learning for sustainable development, sustainable wireless systems and networks, and the crucial role of green IoT and Edge-AI in driving a sustainable digital transition.

Author : Pierre Langlois,Genevieve Gauthier
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9788770222617

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Canadian Energy Efficiency Outlook by Pierre Langlois,Genevieve Gauthier Pdf

Energy Efficiency (EE) has been recognized since the early 1970s as the most relevant mechanism to optimize the way we meet our energy needs. The rationale behind this book is to present where the Canadian EE sector stands today to all Canadian stakeholders and those interested around the world. The Canada Energy Efficiency Outlook aims to outline the different environments that support EE development in our highly diversified provinces and territories, as well as at the national level, and consequently allow the reader to better understand the complexities involved. More globally, this book serves as an important reference for all interested parties on how Canada has variably innovated and developed mechanisms to achieve the goal of making this country more energy efficient.

Author : Nicolas Ahouissoussi,James E. Neumann,Jitendra P. Srivastava
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2014-05-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781464802157

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Building Resilience to Climate Change in South Caucasus Agriculture by Nicolas Ahouissoussi,James E. Neumann,Jitendra P. Srivastava Pdf

This book illustrates the World Bank’s commitment to assist countries to respond to the opportunities and challenges posed by climate change. Undertaken in collaborative partnership with policy makers, farmers, civil society, and other stakeholders in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, it provides a much needed response to the call for action by quantifying the impact and identifying key priorities for policies, programs, and investments to reduce the vulnerability of agricultural systems to climate change in the South Caucasus. The study responds to the urgent need for climate adaptation, as highlighted in the World Bank’s “Turn Down the Heat” report. Notably, the South Caucasus is already contending with increasing aridity and more frequent extreme weather events (e.g. severe droughts, floods and hailstorms). It presents practical solutions for a more climate smart agriculture, at the regional, national and agro-ecological zone level in each country. The recommendations offered in this book are a compilation of the results of the three national studies, and highlight the need and potential for regional collaborative action to increase benefits, while also continuing to emphasize the need for an effective response at the national level. The national level results are supported by country reports, which provide more details. This work is but an important beginning. To achieve the goals of climate resilience in the agriculture sector, more work is needed to translate the proposals into reality. The analysis demonstrates that investments in irrigation infrastructure and on-farm technologies have great potential to raise agricultural productivity and improve the climate resilience of the sector. Demand-side agricultural water management will have high short-term payoffs, and these short-term payoffs are complementary to the success of long- term irrigation, drainage and other infrastructure investments. Strengthening the disaster risk management strategies (beyond agricultural measures) are also needed to help mitigate household risks from extreme events, especially for the poorest, who are the most vulnerable.

Author : Thomas Walker,Stefan Wendt,Sherif Goubran,Tyler Schwartz
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2022-03-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030868031

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Business and Policy Solutions to Climate Change by Thomas Walker,Stefan Wendt,Sherif Goubran,Tyler Schwartz Pdf

This edited book aims to ignite both an academic and practitioner-oriented discussion regarding the question how the business and government sector can adapt to today’s fast-changing climate. Specifically, the collection seeks to explore how businesses and policy makers can prepare for a world where freshwater is scarce, extreme weather events are common, floods and wildfires are frequent, and global sea levels rise by more than two meters. In addition to assessing incremental approaches, it explores strategies that employ interdisciplinary and innovative solutions to climate change adaptation. The chapters included in this book examine and propose business and policy solutions for climate-induced economic, technical, urban, and societal challenges. It draws on an international range of prominent authors and, therefore, will be of interest for academics and practitioners working in the field of sustainability management, sustainable finance, sustainable operations management, food management, strategy, and environmental management. It can also serve as a valuable guide for practitioners and policymakers in those fields.

Author : Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 910 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2022-12-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781009177054

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Climate Change and Land by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Pdf

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the leading international body for assessing the science related to climate change. It provides policymakers with regular assessments of the scientific basis of human-induced climate change, its impacts and future risks, and options for adaptation and mitigation. This IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Land (SRCCL) is the most comprehensive and up-to-date scientific assessment of the multiple interactions between climate change and land, assessing climate change, desertification, land degradation, sustainable land management, food security, and greenhouse gas fluxes in terrestrial ecosystems. It assesses the options for governance and decision-making across multiple scales. It serves policymakers, decision makers, stakeholders, and all interested parties with unbiased, up-to-date, policy-relevant information. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.