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245 00 $aEnergy 2050 :$bmaking the transition to a secure low carbon energy system /$cedited by Jim Skea, Paul Ekins, and Mark Winskel.
260 $aWashington, DC :$bEarthscan,$c2011.
300 $axxiv, 381 p. :$bill ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aMachine generated contents note: 1.Introduction / Mark Winskel -- The long-term challenge of secure low carbon energy -- Thinking about energy futures -- How the book was written -- Structure of the book -- 2.UK Energy in an Era of Globalization: Trends, Technologies and Environmental Impacts / Mark Winskel -- Introduction -- Long-term energy trends -- Final energy demand -- How energy is used -- Future energy demand technologies -- Primary energy demand -- Trends in electricity generation -- Future electricity generation technologies -- Energy trade and self-sufficiency -- Energy infrastructure -- Environmental concerns -- Conclusions -- 3.UK Energy Policy and Institutions -- Introduction / Mark Winskel -- Ownership issues, late 1940s to mid-1990s -- Managing and regulating the flow of electricity -- Managing and regulating the flow of gas -- New issues in energy policy -- UK climate and energy policy development -- UK policies for CO2 emissions reduction, 2000-2010 -- Policies for energy security -- Conclusion -- 4.Energy Futures: The Challenges of Decarbonization and Security of Supply / Jeanette Whitaker -- Introduction -- Energy systems, decarbonization and resilience -- The scenario framework -- Scenario analysis and modelling tools -- Key assumptions in the core scenarios -- Reference scenario results -- The gap between the Reference scenario and policy aspirations -- 5.Pathways to a Low Carbon Economy / Neil Strachan -- Introduction -- Scenario design -- Scenario results -- Insights and conclusions -- Annex 5.1 Data for calculation of carbon tax implied by UK Climate Change Levy (CCL) -- 6.A Resilient Energy System / Xinxin Wang -- Introduction -- What can go wrong: shocks to the energy system -- Indicators of resilience -- Quantifying resilience at the macro level -- Resilience: implications for energy markets and technologies -- Reliability in the network industries -- Hypothetical system shocks -- Mitigating the shocks -- Adding up the costs of resilience -- Policy implications -- 7.Accelerating the Development of Energy Supply Technologies: The Role of Research and Innovation / Brighid Jay -- Introduction -- Technological innovation and energy system change -- The accelerated technology development scenarios -- Scenarios, system modelling and the real world -- Accelerated development scenarios and UK decarbonization pathways -- Implications and challenges -- Summary and conclusions -- 8.A Change of Scale? Prospects for Distributed Energy Resources / Nigel Brandon -- Introduction -- Challenges in the residential sector -- Technology characteristics, performance and suitability -- The human dimension: installers and householders -- Policy challenges for distributed energy resources -- Conclusions -- 9.The Way We Live From Now On: Lifestyle and Energy Consumption / Neil Strachan -- Introduction -- Quantifying lifestyle -- Lifestyle change at home -- Lifestyle change in mobility and transport -- Lifestyle change for a low carbon world -- Public policy implications -- Conclusions -- 10.Not Just Climate Change: Other Social and Environmental Perspectives / Mark Winskel -- Introduction -- Environmental pressures -- Socio-environmental sensitivities -- Conclusions -- 11.UK Energy in an Uncertain World / Jim Skea -- Introduction -- Assumptions and scenarios -- Results -- Conclusions -- 12.Putting It All Together: Implications for Policy and Action / Jim Skea -- Introduction -- Current energy system challenges -- The historic context -- Comparing the scenarios -- Multiple pathways to a low carbon economy -- Building in resilience -- Accelerating technological change -- Decarbonizing electricity supply -- Energy demand -- Lifestyle change -- Environmental concerns -- The international context -- In conclusion.
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