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Stabilization of atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases to
safe levels will require, at least in the longer term, some kind of
technological revolution. This, in turn, can only be achieved
through investments in the research, development and demonstration
(RD&D) of carbon-free energy technologies. Innovation under
Uncertainty presents original research and insights on the
uncertain future of carbon-free energy technologies. The authors,
by means of structured interviews with technology experts, portray
a probabilistic landscape of future technologies' costs, potentials
and limits to diffusion.This book collates the results of
interviews with more than a hundred and twenty energy technology
experts on a wide range of topics, from the impact of public
European RD&D investment on the future cost of different
low-carbon energy technologies to issues such as technological and
diffusion barriers. The results offer important and concrete
insights and recommendations concerning the potential role for
public expenditure in innovation to bring clean generation
technologies to the market. This unprecedented collection of
qualitative and quantitative estimates will be invaluable to
academics and policy makers drafting future energy policies, and
integrated assessment and energy modelers characterizing the future
development of different technological options. Contributors: L.
Aleluia, V. Bosetti, M. Bunn, M. Catenacci, L.A. Diaz, G. Fiorese,
A. Lee, E. Verdolini,
This book presents provides a rigorous yet accessible treatment of
the main topics in climate change policy using a large body of
research generated using WITCH (World Induced Technical Change
Hybrid), an innovative and path-breaking integrated assessment
model.The authors give a particular emphasis to the analysis of
technological change necessary to build low-carbon economies. The
WITCH model can track all of the actions which impact the level of
mitigation - such as R&D expenditures, investments in
carbon-free technologies and adaptation, purchases of emission
permits, or expenditures for carbon taxes - thus allowing for the
evaluation of equilibrium responses stimulated by different climate
policy tools. The chapters examine various questions to explore the
future of climate change policy. Why is it so hard to achieve a
global agreement that paves the way to widespread reductions of
carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions? What are the
technologies that would deliver clean energy without harming
economic growth? And finally, how does uncertainty about future
policies and future technologies affect choices in the present?
This innovative book will appeal to researchers, policy makers and
academics interested in climate change policy. Contributors: V.
Bosetti, C. Carraro, E. De Cian, T. Longden, E. Massetti, L.
Nicita, F. Sferra, A. Sgobbi, M. Tavoni
This insightful book explores the issue of sustainable development
in its more operative and applied sense. Although a great deal of
research has addressed potential interpretations and definitions of
sustainable development, much of this work is too abstract to offer
policy-makers and researchers the feasible and effective guidelines
they require. This book redresses the balance. The authors
highlight how various indicators and aggregate measures can be
included in models that are used for decision-making support and
sustainability assessment. They also demonstrate the importance of
identifying practical means to assess whether policy proposals,
specific decisions or targeted scenarios are sustainable. With
discussions of basic concepts relevant to understanding applied
sustainability analysis, such as definitions of costs and revenue
recycling, this book provides policy-makers, researchers and
graduate students with feasible and effective principles for
measuring sustainable development.
Deforestation and forest degradation have long been recognized as
environmental problems, with concerns over conservation of natural
habitats and biological diversity capturing both scientific and
public attention. More recently, the debate over tropical forest
conservation has radically shifted to the approximately fifteen
percent of global greenhouse gas emissions that are caused by
deforestation and forest degradation, and to the potential
synergies from integrating forest management with climate change
policies. The goal of this book is to shed light on some of the
major concerns, issues and challenges related to the inclusion of
forest carbon in international climate policies, as well as to
illustrate some of the potential solutions and paths forward. In
addition, the book describes the status of REDD (Reducing Emissions
from Deforestation and forest Degradation) in international climate
policy negotiations, providing an historical perspective and
highlighting the current positions of key international players
that will frame the future debate at the national, regional and
international level. This study will find a broad readership among
researchers and policymakers interested in the environment, climate
change and resource management.
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