Handbook of Sustainable Energy

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

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Major contemporary issues and debates relating to the sustainable use of energy are addressed in this far-reaching Handbook. The contributing authors discuss the ongoing debates about sustainability and energy use, energy economics, renewable energy, efficiency and climate policy. New and original chapters from leading academics cover the full spectrum of relevant research including: definitions of sustainability in energy use; consumer behavior and energy markets; the impacts of innovation and new technologies; energy economics and climate modeling; low carbon economies and renewable energies. The authors critically engage with perspectives from developed and developing countries, in the context of both global and regional standpoints. This Handbook will make a timely and important contribution to the study of energy, climate change and climate economics and will prove essential reading for international researchers in the fields of natural resources, climate change and energy. Students in environmental science faculties, economics departments, business schools and engineering schools will also find this important and enriching compendium insightful. Policy makers in energy and environment ministries and international organizations will also find much topical debate to engage them in this resource.Contributors: L.M. Abadie, S. Abdullah, A. Ansuategi, E.J. Anthony, R. Bailis, A. Bigano, M. Bonacina, K. Button, H. Cabal, J.M. Chamorro, J. Chevallier, A. Creti, S. Dorigoni, M. Escapa, M. Evans, P.S. Fennell, R. Fouquet, T.J. Foxon, I. Galarraga, M.C. Gallastegui, T. Gómez, A.G. Gómez-Plana, M. González-Eguino, K. Halsnæs, G.P. Hammond, M.J.W. Harmsen-van Hout, P.B.R. Hazell, D.R. Heres, J.I. Hormaeche, C.I. Jones, K. Karlsson, X. Labandeira, M. Labriet, A. Lanza, Y. Lechón, C.-Y.C. Lin, P. Linares, R. Madlener, A. Markandya, E. Menichetti, L. Olmos, R.A. Ortiz, I. Pérez-Arriaga, R. Pierfederici, K. Pittel, T. Reisz, M. Rivier, R. Rodrigues, D. Rübbelke, J.L. Sáenz de Ormijana, A. Stirling, E. Strumse, T. Suzuki, E. Verdolini, H. Westskog, T. Winther, G. Yoshizawa

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Utgivningsdatum:2013-03-29
Mått:169 x 244 x undefined mm
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Förlag:Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN:9780857937636

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Edited by Ibon Galarraga, Research Professor and Mikel González-Eguino, Research Associate, BC3 Basque Centre for Climate Change, Spain and Anil Markandya, Basque Centre for Climate Change, Spain and Honorary Professor, University of Bath, UK

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'...was impressed by the scope of the contributions and their clarity. All appear to have been written specifically for this ''Handbook'' and all are readily comprehensible without a large amount of assumed previous knowledge. . . a very useful source document and many of the chapters represent a good starting point for student research projects.'--Tony Owen, Economics of Energy and Environmental Policy'In today's modern world where energy resources are increasingly scarce, climate change is a hot-button issue, and population growth continues to push the need to promote sustainable living, Handbook of Sustainable Energy is highly recommended as an absolutely invaluable contribution to graduate school libraries and the pool of literature available to professionals in the field.'--The Midwest Book Review

Innehållsförteckning

Contents:IntroductionIbon Galarraga and Mikel González-Eguino PART I: SUSTAINABLE USE OF ENERGY1. The Sustainability of ‘Sustainable’ Energy Use: Historical Evidence on the Relationship between Economic Growth and Renewable EnergyRoger Fouquet2. Sustainability Criteria for Energy Resources and TechnologiesGeoffrey P. Hammond and Craig I. Jones 3. Economic Growth, Energy Consumption and Climate PolicyM. Carmen Gallastegui, Alberto Ansuategi, Marta Escapa and Sabah Abdullah 4. The Linkages between Energy Efficiency and Security of Energy Supply in EuropeAndrea Bigano, Ramon Arigoni Ortiz, Anil Markandya, Emanuela Menichetti and Roberta Pierfederici5. Governing a Low Carbon Energy Transition: Lessons from UK and Dutch ApproachesTimothy J. Foxon PART II: ENERGY AND ECONOMICS6. How Energy Works: Gas and Electricity Markets in EuropeMonica Bonacina, Anna Creti and Susanna Dorigoni 7. Transmission and Distribution Networks for a Sustainable Electricity SupplyIgnacio Pérez-Arriaga, Tomás Gómez, Luis Olmos and Michel Rivier8. Energy–Economic–Environmental Models: A SurveyRenato Rodrigues, Antonio G. Gómez-Plana and Mikel González-Eguino9. Energy Supply and the Sustainability of Endogenous GrowthKaren Pittel and Dirk Rübbelke 10. Consumer Behavior and the Use of Sustainable EnergyReinhard Madlener and Marjolein J.W. Harmsen-van HoutPART III: RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY11. Multicriteria Diversity Analysis: Theory, Method and an Illustrative ApplicationGo Yoshizawa, Andy Stirling and Tatsujiro Suzuki 12. Review of the World and European Renewable Energy Resource Potentials Helena Cabal, Maryse Labriet and Yolanda Lechón13. The Cost of Renewable Energy: Past and FutureKirsten Halsnæs and Kenneth Karlsson 14. Valuing Efficiency Gains in EU Coal-based Power GenerationLuis María Abadie and José Manuel Chamorro15. Energy Use in the Transport Sector: Ways to Improve EfficiencyKenneth ButtonPART IV: OTHER ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES 16. Nuclear Power in the Twenty-first CenturyGeoffrey P. Hammond 17. Carbon Capture Technology: Status and Future ProspectsEdward John Anthony and Paul S. Fennell18. Environmental, Economic and Policy Aspects of BiofuelsPeter B.R. Hazell and Martin EvansPART IV: ENERGY AND CLIMATE POLICY19. The European Carbon Market (2005–07): Banking, Pricing and Risk-hedging StrategiesJulien Chevallier 20. The Clean Development Mechanism: A Stepping Stone Towards World Carbon Markets? Julien Chevallier21. Second-best Instruments for Energy and Climate PolicyXavier Labandeira and Pedro Linares22. Addressing Fields of Rationality: A Policy for Reducing Household Energy Consumption?Hege Westskog, Tanja Winther and Einar Strumse23. The Role of R&D+i in the Energy SectorAlessandro Lanza and Elena VerdoliniPART VI: OTHER DIMENSIONS OF ENERGY 24. Energy and Poverty: The Perspective of Poor CountriesRob Bailis 25. The Role of Regions in the Energy Sector: Past and FutureThomas Reisz 26. California’s Energy-related Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction PoliciesDavid R. Heres and C.-Y. Cynthia Lin27. Regional Experiences: The Past, Present and Future of the Energy Policy in the Basque RegionJose Ignacio Hormaeche, Ibon Galarraga and Jose Luis Sáenz de OrmijanaEpilogueAnil MarkandyaIndex