Energy 2050 : making the transition to a secure low carbon energy system
The United Kingdom is committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80 per cent by 2050. This book explores in detail those factors which could help or hinder the attainment of the UK's climate change targets, and how these factors interact with the parallel objective of mainta...
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London ; Washington, DC :
Earthscan ,
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. UK energy in an era of globalization: trends, technologies and environmental impacts
- 3. UK energy policy and institutions
- 4. Energy futures: The challenges of decarbonization and security of supply
- 5. Pathways to a low carbon economy
- 6. A resilient energy system
- 7. Accelerating the development of energy supply technologies: the role of research and innovation
- 8. A change of scale? prospects for distributed energy resources
- 9. The way we live from now on: lifestyle and energy consumption
- 10. Not just climate change: other social and environmental perspectives
- 11. UK energy in an uncertain world
- 12. Putting it all together: implications for policy and action