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U.S. energy infrastructure : climate change vulnerabilities and adaptation efforts /
According to the NRC and the USGCRP, changes in the earth's climate- including higher temperatures, changes in precipitation, rising sea levels, and increases in the severity and frequency of severe weather events-are under way and expected to grow more severe over time. These impacts present s...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Nova Publishers,
[2015]
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| Colección: | Energy policies, politics and prices series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- U.S. ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE: CLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITIES AND ADAPTATION EFFORTS; U.S. ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE: CLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITIES AND ADAPTATION EFFORTS; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: CLIMATE CHANGE: ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE RISKS AND ADAPTATION EFFORTS; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO FOUND; ABBREVIATIONS; BACKGROUND; CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AS A RISK MANAGEMENT TOOL; U.S. ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE IS INCREASINGLY VULNERABLE TO A RANGE OF PROJECTED CLIMATE-RELATED IMPACTS.
- ADAPTIVE MEASURES COULD REDUCE POTENTIAL CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON U.S. ENERGY INFRASTRUCTUREFEDERAL ROLE IN DIRECTLY ADAPTING ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE IS LIMITED, BUT SELECTED FEDERAL ENTITIES CAN PLAY AN IMPORTANT SUPPORTING ROLE IN DECISION MAKING AND ARE INITIATING ACTIONS TOWARD ADAPTATION; CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS; AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATIONS; APPENDIX I: OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY; APPENDIX II: SUMMARIES OF SELECTED FEDERAL ROLES IN ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE; Chapter 2: DOE CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION PLAN; CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION PLAN; CONCLUSION; APPENDICES.
- Chapter 3: CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE: KEY POINTSSUMMARY; BROAD SCIENTIFIC AGREEMENT ON MANY ASPECTSOF CLIMATE CHANGE; DEALING WITH UNCERTAINTIES; ISSUES FOR CONGRESS; PROJECTIONS OF FUTURE HUMAN-INDUCED CLIMATE CHANGE; IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE; SELECTED, RELATED CRS REPORTS; INDEX.