Limiting Global Warming to Well Below 2 °C: Energy System Modelling and Policy Development

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Giannakidis, George (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Karlsson, Kenneth (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Labriet, Maryse (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Ó Gallachóir, B. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Energy, 64
• Subjects: Energy policy.; Energy and state.; Energy systems.; Climate change.; Renewable energy resources.; Energy security.; Energy Policy, Economics and Management.; Energy Systems.; Climate Change Management and Policy.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Energy Security.

This book presents the energy system roadmaps necessary to limit global temperature increase to below 2°C, in order to avoid the catastrophic impacts of climate change. It provides a unique perspective on and critical understanding of the feasibility of a well-below-2°C world by exploring energy sys...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Part I: What to Learn from Global Perspectives?
• Part II: What Leadership for European Countries?
• Part III: Are Non-European Countries Well Committed?
• Part IV: What Roles for Cities and Local Communities?