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Climate, energy and environment : issues, analyses, and developments. Volume 2 /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Nova Science Publishers, Inc.,
[2014]
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| Colección: | Environmental research advances series.
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| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- CLIMATE, ENERGY, AND ENVIRONMENT: ISSUES, ANALYSES, AND DEVELOPMENTS. VOLUME 2; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE: KEY POINTS; SUMMARY; BROAD SCIENTIFIC AGREEMENT ON MANY ASPECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE; DEALING WITH UNCERTAINTIES; ISSUES FOR CONGRESS; PROJECTIONS OF FUTURE HUMAN-INDUCED CLIMATE CHANGE; IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE; SELECTED, RELATED CRS REPORTS; Chapter 2: OCEAN ACIDIFICATION; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; WHAT IS OCEAN ACIDIFICATION?; AT WHAT RATE IS OCEAN ACIDIFICATION OCCURRING, AND WHAT FACTORS AFFECT THIS RATE?
- WHAT ARE SOME OF THE POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF OCEAN ACIDIFICATION?WHAT ARE THE NATURAL AND HUMAN RESPONSES THAT MIGHT LIMIT OR REDUCE OCEAN ACIDIFICATION?; WHAT IS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DOING ABOUT OCEAN ACIDIFICATION?; WHAT IS THE CONGRESSIONAL INTEREST IN OCEAN ACIDIFICATION?; ADDITIONAL SELECTED REFERENCES; Chapter 3: CARS, TRUCKS, AND CLIMATE: EPA REGULATION OF GREENHOUSE GASES FROM MOBILE SOURCES; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; MASSACHUSETTS V. EPA AND ITS EFFECTS; STANDARDS FOR NEW LIGHT-DUTY MOTOR VEHICLES; OTHER MOBILE SOURCES; CONCLUSION.
- Chapter 4: THE REGIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS INITIATIVE: LESSONS LEARNED AND ISSUES FOR POLICYMAKERSSUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; RGGI OVERVIEW; SELECTED ISSUES; OFFSETS; FINAL THOUGHTS; Chapter 5: ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF INCREASING ELECTRIC GRID RESILIENCE TO WEATHER OUTAGES; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; I. INTRODUCTION; II. STATUS AND OUTLOOK OF THE ELECTRIC GRID; III. IMPACT OF SEVERE WEATHER ON THE U.S. ELECTRIC GRID; IV. STRATEGIES FOR ACHIEVING GRID RESILIENCE; V. THE ECONOMIC BENEFIT OF MODERNIZATION AND INCREASED GRID RESILIENCE; CONCLUSION; WORKS CITED.
- Chapter 6: EUROPEAN UNION WIND AND SOLAR ELECTRICITY POLICIES: OVERVIEW AND CONSIDERATIONSSUMMARY; SCOPE OF THIS CHAPTER; BACKGROUND; EUROPEAN UNION CLIMATE AND ENERGY PACKAGE; OVERVIEW OF SELECTED INCENTIVE MECHANISMS; WIND AND SOLAR ELECTRICITY INCENTIVE POLICIES IN SELECTED EU COUNTRIES; CONSIDERATIONS AND ISSUES FOR CONGRESS; APPENDIX. EU MEMBER COUNTRY RENEWABLE ENERGY TARGETS; INDEX.