Transitioning to a Prosperous, Resilient and Carbon-Free Economy (eBook, ePUB)

A Guide for Decision-Makers
Redaktion: Baldwin, Kenneth G. H.

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book is a comprehensive manual for decision-makers and policy leaders addressing the issues around human caused climate change, which threatens communities with increasing extreme weather events, sea level rise, and declining habitability of some regions due to desertification or inundation. The book looks at both mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions and global warming and adaption to changing conditions as the climate changes. It encourages the early adoption of climate change measures, showing that rapid decarbonisation and improved resilience can be achieved while maintaining prosperity. The book takes a sector-by-sector approach, starting with energy and includes cities, industry, natural resources, and agriculture, enabling practitioners to focus on actions relevant to their field. It uses case studies across a range of countries, and various industries, to illustrate the opportunities available. Blending technological insights with economics and policy, the book presents the tools decision-makers need to achieve rapid decarbonisation, whilst unlocking and maintaining productivity, profit, and growth.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Oktober 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781009064187
• Artikelnr.: 66176802

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction; 1. Policy frameworks and institutions for decarbonisation: the energy sector as 'litmus test' Lynette Molyneaux and Keith Sue; Technologies for decarbonising the electricity sector; 2. Wind energy Nathan Steggel and David Osmond; 3. Solar photovoltaics Andrew Blakers; 4. Solar thermal energy John Pye
Keith Lovegrove
Paul Gauché and Mark Mehos; 5. Nuclear energy Andrew Stuchbery and Tony Irwin; Box 5.1 Fusion energy Kenneth G. H. Baldwin; 6. Hydropower Jamie Pittock; 7. Energy storage Lachlan Blackhall
Evan Franklin
Bjorn Sturmberg
Alexey M. Glushenkov and Hedda Ransan-Cooper; 8. The hydrogen economy Fiona J. Beck
David Gourlay
Michelle Lyons and Mahesh B. Venkataraman; Example economies: 9. Decarbonisation strategies and economic opportunities in Australia Amandine Denis-Ryan
Frank Jotzo
Paul Graham
Steve Hatfield-Dodds
Philip Adams
Rob Kelly
Scott Ferraro
Andy Jones
Anna Skarbek
John Thwaites
Sarah Levy and Niina Kauto; 10. Decarbonisation strategies and economic opportunities in Indonesia Utjok W. R. Siagian and Retno Gumilang Dewi; Box 10.1 India: enhancing renewables through policy innovation Kenneth G. H. Baldwin; Cities and industry: 11. Cities Xuemei Bai
Timothy M. Baynes
Robert Webb
Chris Ryan and Michael Smith; 12. Buildings and precincts Michael Smith
Peter Newton
Alan Pears
Amandine Denis-Ryan and Eshan Ahuja; 13. Urban water Michael Smith
Andrea Turner and Stuart White; 14. National climate change adaptation case study: early adaptation to climate change through climate-compatible development and adaptation pathways Tim Capon
Mark Stafford Smith and Russell Wise; 15. Transport Michael Smith
Peter Stasinopoulos
Alan Pears and Eshan Ahuja; 16. Industrial and manufacturing Michael Smith
Alan Pears
Peter Stasinopoulos
Ali Hasanbeigi and Eshan Ahuja; Land Use
Forests and Agriculture: 17. Land use Heather Keith and Michael Smith; 18. Forests Heather Keith
Andrew Macintosh and Brendan Mackey; 19. Agriculture Mark Howden; Mining
metals
oil and gas: 20. Mining
metals
oil and gas Michael Smith
Jane Hodgkinson
Alan Pears and Peter Stasinopoulos; Addressing barriers to change; 21. Trade and climate change Karen Hussey and Thomas Faunce; 22. Improving the governance of governments Ken Coghill
Barbara Norman
Thomas Smith
Cristina Neesham and Abel Kinyondo; 23. Financing the transition Michael Smith
Pablo Berrutti
Nathan Fabian and Nicolette Boele; 24. Social movements for change Michael Smith.