technology and policy options Brown, Marilyn A. creator Sovacool, Benjamin K. text bibliography mau Cambridge, Mass MIT Press c2011 2011 monographic eng

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x, 416 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. Tackling climate change and improving energy security are two of twenty-first century's greatest challenges. In this book, Marilyn Brown and Benjamin Sovacool offer detailed assessments of most advanced commercially available technologies for strengthening global energy security, mitigating the effects of climate change, and enhancing resilience through adaptation and geo-engineering. They also Motivation and organization of the book : Socio-technical approach ; Climate change and energy security ; Preview of chapters -- A tale of five challenges : Electricity ; Transportation ; Forestry and agriculture ; Waste and water ; Climate change ; Conflicts and complementarities -- Technologies for mitigating climate change : Energy end use ; Energy supply ; Capturing and sequestering carbon ; Reducing other greenhouse gases ; Integrated systems ; Synthesis -- Technologies for geo-engineering and adaptation : Geo-engineering ; Adaptation ; Synthesis -- Barriers to effective climate and energy policies : Public goods, market failure, and policy failure ; Barriers to cost effectiveness ; Fiscal, regulatory, and statutory barriers ; Intellectual-property barriers ; Other cultural, social, and institutional barriers ; Toward carbon lock-in -- Overcoming barriers to effective climate and energy policies : The risk paradigm versus the precautionary principle ; Types of public policies and ways to evaluate them ; Putting a price on carbon ; Complementary policies ; The need for synergy -- The case for polycentric implementation : The benefits of global action ; The benefits of local action ; The case for polycentrism ; Challenges to polycentrism ; Conclusion -- Case studies : Denmark's electricity policy, 1970-2001 ; Germany's feed-in tariff, 1990-2009 ; Brazil's Proálcool program and promotion of flex-fuel vehicles, 1975-2009 ; Singapore's urban transport policy, 1971-2009 ; Bangladesh's Grameen Shakti, 1996-2009 ; China's national improved stove program, 1983-1998 ; The oasis project in the Atlantic rainforest of Brazil, 2006-present ; The toxic releases inventory in the United States, 1988-2007 ; Conclusion -- Conclusions : The socio-technical nature of climate and energy challenges ; Justification for government intervention ; Speed, scope, and scale ; The power of polycentrism ; Coordinated, progressive, and consistent policies -- Appendix A : Experts contacted and interviewed for case studies -- Appendix B : Methodology for case studies. Marilyn A. Brown and Benjamin K. Sovacool. Includes bibliographical references and index. Renewable energy sources Energía renovable Fuentes de energía renovable Power resources Energy policy Política energética Política energética Cooperación internacional Environmental policy Medio ambiente Política gubernamental Greenhouse gas mitigation International cooperation Mitigación de gases de efecto invernadero TJ 808 B879c 2011 363.738/746 9780262516310 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0262516314 (pbk. : alk. paper) 2011001927 DLC 110216 20230411090744.0 16655124