Book contents
- Climate Change in Practice
- Reviews
- Climate Change in Practice
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 What Is the Global Mean Temperature and How Has It Changed?
- 2 Why Does Climate Change?
- 3 What Does It Take to Build a Model of the Climate System?
- 4 How Trustworthy Are Climate Models?
- 5 What Is the Purpose of Regional Climate Downscaling?
- 6 What Is the ‘Cascade of Uncertainty’ and Why Does It Matter?
- 7 What Shapes Climate Vulnerability?
- 8 When Are Climate Forecasts Good Enough to Take Action?
- 9 Who or What Is Most at Risk from Climate Change?
- 10 How Can Urbanites Avoid Becoming Climate Victims or Villains?
- 11 What Is Dangerous Climate Change?
- 12 Why and How Are Carbon Footprints Measured?
- 13 How to Decarbonise Economies?
- 14 How Is It Possible to Adapt to an Uncertain Climate?
- 15 Could or Should Humankind Geoengineer Earth?
- 16 How Is Climate Change Communicated?
- 17 Who Are Climate Experts?
- 18 How Connected Is Climate Change to Other Global Challenges?
- References
- Index
- References
13 - How to Decarbonise Economies?
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 April 2017
Book contents
- Climate Change in Practice
- Reviews
- Climate Change in Practice
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 What Is the Global Mean Temperature and How Has It Changed?
- 2 Why Does Climate Change?
- 3 What Does It Take to Build a Model of the Climate System?
- 4 How Trustworthy Are Climate Models?
- 5 What Is the Purpose of Regional Climate Downscaling?
- 6 What Is the ‘Cascade of Uncertainty’ and Why Does It Matter?
- 7 What Shapes Climate Vulnerability?
- 8 When Are Climate Forecasts Good Enough to Take Action?
- 9 Who or What Is Most at Risk from Climate Change?
- 10 How Can Urbanites Avoid Becoming Climate Victims or Villains?
- 11 What Is Dangerous Climate Change?
- 12 Why and How Are Carbon Footprints Measured?
- 13 How to Decarbonise Economies?
- 14 How Is It Possible to Adapt to an Uncertain Climate?
- 15 Could or Should Humankind Geoengineer Earth?
- 16 How Is Climate Change Communicated?
- 17 Who Are Climate Experts?
- 18 How Connected Is Climate Change to Other Global Challenges?
- References
- Index
- References
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- Climate Change in PracticeTopics for Discussion with Group Exercises, pp. 206 - 220Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2017
References
13.4 Further Reading
Barrett, S. and Dannenberg, A. 2012. Climate negotiations under scientific uncertainty. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 109, 17372–17376.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Premalatha, M., Tauseef, S.M. and Abbasi, T. 2013. The promise and the performance of the world’s first two zero carbon eco-cities. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 25, 660–669.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Tol, S.J. and Yohe, G.W. 2006. A review of the Stern Review. World Economics, 7, 233–250.Google Scholar
13.5 Other Resources
Climate Funds Update www.climatefundsupdate.org/ [accessed 15/07/16]
Deep de-carbonisation of electricity grids http://judithcurry.com/2015/11/29/deep-de-carbonisation-of-electricity-grids/ [accessed 15/07/16]
EcoCampus Scheme www.eauc.org.uk/ecocampus [accessed 15/07/16]
Loughborough University Carbon Management Plan (2010) www.lboro.ac.uk/media/wwwlboroacuk/content/sustainability/downloads/2.3.4%20Carbon%20Managment%20Plan.pdf [accessed 15/07/16]