Designing Climate Solutions A Policy Guide for Low-Carbon Energy /

• Main Authors: Harvey, Hal (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Orvis, Robbie (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Rissman, Jeffrey (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Energy policy.; Energy and state.; Energy efficiency.; Renewable energy resources.; Climate change.; Energy Policy, Economics and Management.; Energy Efficiency.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts.; Climate Change Management and Policy.

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Table of Contents:

• Foreward
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• PART I: A Roadmap for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• Putting Us On Track to a Low-Carbon Future
• Energy Policy DesignChapter 3. How to Prioritize Policies for Emissions Reduction
• PART II: The Top Policies for Greenhouse Gas Abatement
• SECTION 1: The Power SectorChapter 4. Renewable Portfolio Standards and Feed-In Tariffs
• Complementary Power Sector Policies
• SECTION 2: The Transportation Sector
• Vehicle Performance Standards
• Vehicle and Fuel Fees and Feebates
• Electric Vehicle Policies
• Urban Mobility Policies
• SECTION 3: The Buildings Sector
• Building Codes and Appliance Standards
• SECTION 4: The Industry Sector
• Industrial Energy Efficiency
• Industrial Process Emissions Policies
• SECTION 5: Cross-Sector Policies
• Carbon Pricing
• Research and Development Policies
• Policies for a Post-2050 World
• Conclusion
• Appendix 1. The Energy Policy Simulator
• Appendix 2. Methodology for Quantitative Policy Assessment
• Notes
• Index
• About the Authors.