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Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
9780123851369
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012385136X
Inhalt:
Foreword Preface About the contributors Introduction Part 1: Challenge of sustainability Part 2: Technological fixes Part 3: Case studies Epilogue: Towards sustainable living Index
Inhalt:
The complexity of carbon reduction and economic sustainability is significantly complicated by competing aspects of socioeconomic practices as well as legislative, regulatory, and scientific requirements and protocols. An easy to read and understand guide, Sioshansi, along with an international group of contributors, moves through the maze of carbon reduction methods and technologies, providing steps and insights to meet carbon reduction requirements and maintaining the health and welfare of the firm. The book's three part treatment is based on a clear and rigorous exposition of a wide range of options to reduce the carbon footprint Part 1 of the book, Challenge of Sustainability, examines the fundamental drivers of energy demand - economic growth, the need for basic energy services, and the interdependence of economic, political, environmental, social, equity, legacy and policy issues. Part 2 of the book, Technological Solutions, examines how energy can be used to support basic energy service needs of homes, commercial and industrial facilities and for other applications. Part 3 of the book, case studies, covers a number of innovative projects, initiatives, concepts or self-imposed targets in different parts of the world with the aim of significantly reducing energy use and carbon footprint of a company, a community, a city or an entire country. There was a widespread recognition among environmental engineers and energy economist of the importance of carbon reduction while sustaining the firm's economic growth. The only book to bring together both subjects into one easy to understand reference, Carbon Reduction and Economic Sustainability not only clearly explains which option has the lowest energy/carbon footprint but also which option would better suit the business in question. This includes carbon reduction for residential, transport, industrial and public sectors. The only book to clearly explain the economic and environmental engineering aspects of carbon reduction. Case studies taken from a number of international projects. Carbon reduction options for all sectors of society. The role of the planning system in carbon reduction
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Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record
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Front Cover; Energy, Sustainability and the Environment:Technology, Incentives, Behavior; Part I - Challenge of Sustainability; Chapter 1 -Why Do We Use So Much Energy, and What For?; 1.Introduction; 2.Why Do We Use So Much Energy?; 3.What Do We Use Energy For?; 4.What Constitutes an Adequate Standard of Living?; 5.Lives, Lifestyles, and Socio-Economic Systems; 6.Toward a More Sustainable Lifestyle; Chapter 2-Which Energy Future?; Introduction; Projecting Energy Futures; Business-as-Usual Global Energy Trends Are Dominated by Increasing Fossil Fuel Usage
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Cooperation Between China and the United States Is a Necessary Condition to Improve the World's Energy FutureNo Single Solution Will Address Global Energy Objectives; Linking Scenarios to Energy Policy and Planning Objectives; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; Bibliography; Appendix A: Summary of Energy Scenarios; Chapter 3 -Energy "Needs", Desires, and Wishes: Anthropological Insights and Prospective Views; 1.Introduction; 2.Critique of the Notion of "Needs" in the Context of "Energy Needs"; 3.Relevant Elements for a Reappraisal of Consumption Politics; Conclusions; Bibliography
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Chapter 4 -Equity, Economic Growth, and Lifestyle1.Introduction; 2.Driving Forces for Climate Change; 3.Policies for Mitigation of Global Warming; 4.Limits to Growth Revisited; 5.Shortcomings of the Present Economic System; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; Bibliography; Chapter 5 -We Can't Have Our Cake and Eat it Too: Why the Energy and Climate Problems Cannot Be Solved in Consume ...; 1.Introduction; 2.Why Consumer Society is not Sustainable; 3.The Alternative Path; 4.How might the transition be made?; Conclusions; Appendix; Bibliography
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Chapter 6 -Sustainability: Will There Be the Will and the Means?1.Introduction; 2.Markets, Institutions, and Society; 3.History Lessons; 4.The New Sustainable Paradigm; Conclusions; Bibliography; Chapter 7 -Is It Possible to Have It Both Ways?; 1.Introduction; 2.Current Global Emission Levels; 3.Annual Emissions Levels Required for Stabilization; 4.Reduced Energy Usage; 5.Shifting to Lower Carbon Emitting Sources; 6.Is it worth the price?; Chapter 8 - Efficiency First: Designing Markets to Save Energy, and the Planet; 1.Introduction; 2.Utility Regulation; 3.Buildings and Appliances
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ConclusionsBibliography; Part II -Technological Fixes; Chapter 9 -Getting to Zero: Green Building and Net Zero Energy Homes; 1.Introduction; 2.Residential Energy Use; 3.New Homes with Energy Efficiency as a Goal; 4.What Would it Take to Transform the New Residential Building Stock?; 5.What Else Needs to Happen?; 6.The Bottom Line: Is it Practical and Can We Afford it?; Conclusions; Bibliography; Chapter 10 -Beyond the Meter: Enabling Better Home Energy Management; 1.Introduction: Residential Energy Consumption and Energy Invisibility; 2.Smart Meters and In-Home Displays
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3.Some Historical Evidence
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Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Energy, sustainability, and the environment Amsterdam ; Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2011
Sprache:
Englisch
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