Henry Lee, Daniel P. Schrag, Matthew Bunn

Foundations for a Low-Carbon Energy System in China

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 188
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. November 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 516g
• ISBN-13: 9781108842389
• ISBN-10: 1108842380
• Artikelnr.: 60719203

Autorenporträt

Daniel P. Schrag is the Sturgis Hooper Professor of Geology and Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering at Harvard University. He is Director of the Harvard University Center for the Environment. He also co-directs the Program on Science, Technology and Public Policy at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School. His research interests include climate change, energy technology, energy policy, and digital technology policy. From 2009 to 2017, he served on President Obama's Council of Advisors for Science and Technology, contributing on reports to the President on a variety of topics, including energy technology and national energy policy, agricultural preparedness, and climate change.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction Henry Lee, Daniel Schrag; 2. Reforming China's electricity
market to facilitate low-carbon transition Pu Wang; 3. Promoting
large-scale deployment and integration of renewable electricity Peng Wei,
Zhimin Mao and Michael R. Davidson; 4. Enabling a significant nuclear role
in China's decarbonization: loosening constraints, mitigating risks Matthew
Bunn; 5. Transitioning to electric vehicles Henry Lee; 6. From barrier to
bridge: the role of coal in China's decarbonization Michael R. Davidson; 7.
Coordinating strategies to reduce air pollution and carbon emissions in
China Wei Peng and Zhimin Mao; 8. Conclusion Henry Lee and Daniel Schrag;
Index.