Energy Policy In The Greenhouse

Author : Florentin Krause,Wilfrid Bach,Jon Koomey
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134050987

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Energy Policy in the Greenhouse by Florentin Krause,Wilfrid Bach,Jon Koomey Pdf

The globe is warming and while no one knows what will happen as a result, it is clear that slowing the process is a necessary goal. Other studies have considered 'warming fates', this one brings sophisticated computer modeling to bear on ways of minimizing the risks. Fossil carbon emissions, other trace gases and releases from other sources are all taken into account, and the authors demonstrate the global need to produce a budget for cumulative releases between now and the year 2100. They also demonstrate the need to return to a rate of forest carbon storage equal to that of the mid-1980s. These budgets look at issues of international equity and the ways of moving to a binding agreement. The price of failure to control GHG emissions may be uncertain, but it will be more than anyone can afford. Political will lies at the root of successful climate stabilization and major capital and technology transfers to Third World countries will be needed if there is to be any chance of success. This book provides an agenda for advance.A book [which] throws into stark relief the mountain still to be climbed before the world community can agree on a credible programme to tackle global warming. David Thomas, Financial Times Originally published in 1991

Author : Florentin Krause
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Atmospheric carbon dioxide
ISBN : OCLC:28858203

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Energy Policy in the Greenhouse by Florentin Krause Pdf

Author : Florentin Krause,Wilfrid Bach,Jon Koomey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Climatic changes
ISBN : LCCN:91158213

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Energy Policy in the Greenhouse by Florentin Krause,Wilfrid Bach,Jon Koomey Pdf

Author : Hal Harvey,Robbie Orvis,Jeffrey Rissman
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2018-11-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781610919562

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Designing Climate Solutions by Hal Harvey,Robbie Orvis,Jeffrey Rissman Pdf

With the effects of climate change already upon us, the need to cut global greenhouse gas emissions is nothing less than urgent. It’s a daunting challenge, but the technologies and strategies to meet it exist today. A small set of energy policies, designed and implemented well, can put us on the path to a low carbon future. Energy systems are large and complex, so energy policy must be focused and cost-effective. One-size-fits-all approaches simply won’t get the job done. Policymakers need a clear, comprehensive resource that outlines the energy policies that will have the biggest impact on our climate future, and describes how to design these policies well. Designing Climate Solutions: A Policy Guide for Low-Carbon Energy is the first such guide, bringing together the latest research and analysis around low carbon energy solutions. Written by Hal Harvey, CEO of the policy firm Energy Innovation, with Robbie Orvis and Jeffrey Rissman of Energy Innovation, Designing Climate Solutions is an accessible resource on lowering carbon emissions for policymakers, activists, philanthropists, and others in the climate and energy community. In Part I, the authors deliver a roadmap for understanding which countries, sectors, and sources produce the greatest amount of greenhouse gas emissions, and give readers the tools to select and design efficient policies for each of these sectors. In Part II, they break down each type of policy, from renewable portfolio standards to carbon pricing, offering key design principles and case studies where each policy has been implemented successfully. We don’t need to wait for new technologies or strategies to create a low carbon future—and we can’t afford to. Designing Climate Solutions gives professionals the tools they need to select, design, and implement the policies that can put us on the path to a livable climate future.

Author : Patricia Thornley,Paul Adams
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2017-12-07
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780128094587

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Greenhouse Gas Balances of Bioenergy Systems by Patricia Thornley,Paul Adams Pdf

Greenhouse Gases Balance of Bioenergy Systems covers every stage of a bioenergy system, from establishment to energy delivery, presenting a comprehensive, multidisciplinary overview of all the relevant issues and environmental risks. It also provides an understanding of how these can be practically managed to deliver sustainable greenhouse gas reductions. Its expert chapter authors present readers to the methods used to determine the greenhouse gas balance of bioenergy systems, the data required and the significance of the results obtained. It also provides in-depth discussion of key issues and uncertainties, such as soil, agriculture, forestry, fuel conversion and emissions formation. Finally, international case studies examine typical GHG reduction levels for different systems and highlight best practices for bioenergy GHG mitigation. For bringing together into one volume information from several different fields that was up until now scattered throughout many different sources, this book is ideal for researchers, graduate students and professionals coming into the bioenergy field, no matter their previous background. It will be particularly useful for bioenergy researchers seeking to calculate greenhouse gas balances for systems they are studying. I will also be an important resource for policy makers and energy analysts. Uses a multidisciplinary approach to synthesize the diverse information that is required to competently execute GHG balances for bioenergy systems Presents an in-depth understanding of the science underpinning key issues and uncertainty in GHG assessments of bioenergy systems Includes case studies that examine ways to maximize the GHG reductions delivered by different bioenergy systems

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Energy and Power
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Energy policy
ISBN : STANFORD:36105045255606

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Energy Policy Implications of Global Warming by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Energy and Power Pdf

Author : Behram N. Kursunogammalu,Stephan L. Mintz,Arnold Perlmutter
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461513230

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Global Warming and Energy Policy by Behram N. Kursunogammalu,Stephan L. Mintz,Arnold Perlmutter Pdf

The first part of the conference explores two major environmental concerns that arise from fuel use: (1) the prospect that the globe will become warmer as a result of emissions of carbon dioxide, and (2) the effect upon health of the fine particles emitted as combustion products. The conference focused on the fact that there was lack of data direct enough to enable us to predict an entirely satisfactory result, and that makes policy options particularly difficult. With regard to (1) above, in the second half of the 20th century there were major increases in anthropogenic C02 emissions, and it is generally agreed that these were responsible for an increase in C02 concentrations. But the relationship between global temperature and CO2 concentrations remains murky. The principal problem is that water vapor is a more important greenhouse gas than C02 and that the concentrations of water vapor vary widely in time and space. The approach to this problem is probably, but not certainly, a positive feedback effect: as temperature increases so does the water vapor leading to further temperature increases. Scientists associated with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) tend to believe the general features of the models. Other scientists are often less convinced.

Author : Laurance R. Geri,David E. McNabb
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351568296

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Energy Policy in the U.S. by Laurance R. Geri,David E. McNabb Pdf

In an effort to provide greater awareness of the necessary policy decisions facing our elected and appointed officials, Energy Policy in the U.S.: Politics, Challenges, and Prospects for Change presents an overview of important energy policies and the policy process in the United States, including their history, goals, methods of action, and consequences. In the first half of the book, the authors frame the energy policy issue by reviewing U.S. energy policy history, identifying the policy-making players, and illuminating the costs, benefits, and economic and political realities of currently competing policy alternatives. The book examines the stakeholders and their attempts to influence energy policy and addresses the role of supply and demand on the national commitment to energy conservation and the development of alternative energy sources. The latter half of the book delves into specific energy policy strategies, including economic and regulatory options, and factors that influence energy policies, such as the importance of international cooperation. Renewed interest in various renewable and nontraditional energy resources—for example, hydrogen, nuclear fusion, biomass, and tide motion—is examined, and policy agendas are explored in view of scientific, economic, regulatory, production, and environmental constraints. This book provides excellent insight into the complex task of creating a comprehensive energy policy and its importance in the continued availability of energy to power our way of life and economy while protecting our environment and national security.

Author : United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Energy policy
ISBN : UCR:31210025021047

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Greenhouse Effect by United States. General Accounting Office Pdf

Author : Florentin Krause
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 22 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Climatic changes
ISBN : STANFORD:36105021125401

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Energy Policy in the Greenhouse: pt. 1. Cutting carbon emissions : burden or benefit? The economics of energy-tax and non-price policies. pt. 1. Executive summary : the impact of energy taxes and regulatory reforms on climate, growth, and jobs. pt. 2. Executive summary : Executive summary : Cutting carbon emissions while making money : climate saving energy strategies for the European Union. pt. 3B. Negawatt power : the cost and potential of electrical efficiency resources in Western Europe. pt. 3B. Executive summary : Negawat power : the cost and potential efficiency in Western Europe. pt. 3C. Electricity sourcebook : the cost of fossil power generation in western Europe. pt. 3D. Renewable power : the cost and potential of low-carbon resource options in Western Europe. pt. 3E. Nuclear electricity : the cost and potential of low-carbon resource options in western Europe. pt. 5. Low-carbon comfort: the cost and potential of energy efficiency in EU buildings. pt. 5. Excuitve Sumary : Low-carbon comfort by Florentin Krause Pdf

Author : James P. Barrett,J. Andrew Hoerner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Climatic changes
ISBN : NWU:35556037372794

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Clean Energy and Jobs by James P. Barrett,J. Andrew Hoerner Pdf

Author : Mark Jaccard,John Nyboer,Bryn Sadownik
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0774809515

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The Cost of Climate Policy by Mark Jaccard,John Nyboer,Bryn Sadownik Pdf

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is a major environmental challenge facing the world. We all want to reduce the risks of global warming, but how much will this cost? What will it mean on a personal, business, or community level? And what policy responses should we expect from our governments? The Cost of Climate Policy sheds light on these pressing issues. The authors look at the challenges of estimating the costs of greenhouse gas emission reduction to help readers understand how different definitions of costs and different assumptions about technological and economic evolution affect the estimates that are so hotly debated today. Using Canada as their focal point, the authors look specifically at the impact of emission reduction policies on energy prices, technology options, and lifestyle choices. The book concludes with concrete proposals for overcoming the constraints of environmental policy making and the high initial costs of action. Policy makers need to know as much as possible about the costs of taking action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. As indispensable as this book will be to policy analysts, it is also an important primer for a wider range of readers interested in the economic implications of climate change.

Author : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on Energy,House of Commons. Energy Committee (London)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Energy policy
ISBN : OCLC:51474590

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Energy Policy Implications of the Greenhouse Effect by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on Energy,House of Commons. Energy Committee (London) Pdf

Author : Benjamin H. Deitchman
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2016-12-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317288312

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Climate and Clean Energy Policy by Benjamin H. Deitchman Pdf

State climate and clean energy policy will play a critical role in the future of the political dialogue and economic development. Policymakers from around the world already recognize the leadership of American states in this domain. Rooted in public policy theory, and employing a mixed-methods approach that includes advanced economic analysis and qualitative research, Benjamin H. Deitchman explores the policy tools that address the politics and economics of clean energy development and deployment across all 50 states. Deitchman includes in his analysis international case studies of this policy context in Canada, Germany, and Australia to reveal different state-level policy tools, the politics behind the tools, and the economic implications of alternative approaches. The rigorous analysis of the politics of state level institutions and economic implications of subnational climate and clean energy actions offers researchers, students, and policymakers with practical information to advance their understanding of these options in the policy process.

Author : Florentin Krause,David Olivier,Jonathan Koomey,H. Becht,G. Onufrio,Pierre Radanne
Publisher : International Project for Sustainable Energy Paths, (I P S E P)
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015069141680

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Energy Policy in the Greenhouse Vol. 2. Pts. 1-6 by Florentin Krause,David Olivier,Jonathan Koomey,H. Becht,G. Onufrio,Pierre Radanne Pdf