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  • Foundations for a Low-Carbon Energy System in China

    by Henry Lee, Daniel P. Schrag, Matthew Bunn, Michael Davidson, Wei Peng, Wang Pu, Mao Zhimin ...
    Climate change is a key problem of the 21st century. China, as the largest emitter of greenhouse gases, has committed to stabilize its current emissions and dramatically increase the share of electricity production from non-fossil fuels by 2030. However, this is only a first step: in the longer term, China needs to aggressively strive to reach a goal of zero-emissions. Through detailed discussions ... Read more

    $127.09 USD

  • The Large Dam Dilemma

    An Exploration of the Impacts of Hydro Projects on People and the Environment in China

    by Pu Wang, Shikui Dong, James Lassoie ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Large dam construction has significant environmental and social impacts at different scales. As the largest developing country in the world, China has built about half of the world’s large dams, and more are expected to be built over the next two decades to meet the country’s rapidly growing demand for energy. This book summarizes and updates information about the history, distribution, functions, ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

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  • Solar Revolution

    The Economic Transformation of the Global Energy Industry

    by Travis Bradford ...
    An innovative analysis that shows how the shift to solar energy—in particular, the use of photovoltaic cells—is both economically advantageous and inevitable, and will rival the information and communication technologies revolution in its transformative effects.In Solar Revolution, fund manager and former corporate buyout specialist Travis Bradford argues—on the basis of standard business and ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Global Carbon Pricing

    The Path to Climate Cooperation

    Edited by Peter Cramton, David JC MacKay, Axel Ockenfels, Steven Stoft ...
    Why the traditional “pledge and review” climate agreements have failed, and how carbon pricing, based on trust and reciprocity, could succeed.After twenty-five years of failure, climate negotiations continue to use a “pledge and review” approach: countries pledge (almost anything), subject to (unenforced) review. This approach ignores everything we know about human cooperation. In this book, ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • International Trade And Climate Change: Economic, Legal, And Institutional Perspectives

    by World Bank ...
    Climate change remains a global challenge requiring international collaborative action. Another area where countries have successfully committed to a long-term multilateral resolution is the liberalization of international trade. Integration into the world economy has proven a powerful means for countries to promote economic growth, development, and poverty reduction. The broad objectives of the ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Generating Electricity in a Carbon-Constrained World

    Edited by Fereidoon Sioshansi ...
    The electric power sector is what keeps modern economies going, and historically, fossil fuels provided the bulk of the energy need to generate electricity, with coal a dominant player in many parts of the world. Now with growing concerns about global climate change, this historical dependence on fossil-fuels, especially those rich in carbon, are being questioned. Examining the implications of the ... Read more

    $130.49 USD

  • Renewable Energy Systems

    The Choice and Modeling of 100% Renewable Solutions

    by Henrik Lund ...
    How can society quickly convert to renewable energy? Can worldwide energy needs ever be met through 100% renewable sources? The answers to these questions rest largely on the perception of choice in the energy arena. It is of pivotal importance that engineers, researchers and policymakers understand what choices are available, and reasonable, when considering the design and deployment of new ... Read more

    $83.69 USD

  • Integration of Variable Renewables in the Energy System of the EU and China: Policy Considerations

    Joint Statement Report Series, #2020

    by EU-China Energy Cooperation Platform Project ...
    Series Book 2020 - Joint Statement Report Series
    This report was prepared byGareth Davies and Christian Romig, John McShane and John Perkins, AFRY Management Consulting andZHAO Yongqiang, LIU Jian and HAN Xue, Energy Research Institute of National Reform and Development CommissionLEGAL DISCLAIMERThe information and views set out in this report are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the European Union, ... Read more

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  • Climate Change and the World Bank Group: Phase I I - The Challenge of Low-Carbon Development

    by World Bank ...
    This study from the Independent Evaluation Group draws lessons for development and climate change mitigation from the World Bank Group's far-reaching portfolio of projects in energy forestry transport coal power and technology transfer. Reviewing what has worked what hasn?t and why the evaluation?s key findings include:Energy efficiency can offer countries direct economic returns that dwarf those ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Structuring an Energy Technology Revolution

    by Charles Weiss, William B. Bonvillian ...
    An argument for a major federal program to stimulate innovation in energy technology and a proposal for a policy approach to implement it.America is addicted to fossil fuels, and the environmental and geopolitical costs are mounting. A public-private program—at an expanded scale—to stimulate innovation in energy policy seems essential. In Structuring an Energy Technology Revolution, Charles Weiss ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Selling Solar

    The Diffusion of Renewable Energy in Emerging Markets

    by Damian Miller ...
    To solve the climate crisis, the world must make a wholesale shift to renewable energy technologies. With surging growth in emerging markets, this transformation takes on even greater urgency. The challenges - and opportunities - are immense.Selling Solar considers how such a shift might happen. Focusing on the case of solar photovoltaics, it shows how, at the start of the 21st century, this ... Read more

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  • China and the Geopolitics of Rare Earths

    by Sophia Kalantzakos ...
    Featuring a new foreword that brings the book up to date Rare earths are elements that are found in the Earth's crust, and are vital ingredients for the production of a wide variety of high tech, defense, and green technologies-everything from iPhones and medical technologies to wind turbines, efficiency lighting, smart bombs, and submarines. While they are not particularly "rare" in availability, ... Read more

    $19.99 USD