| schema:description | "内容記述: 1.Concerns about Climate Change and Global Warming, Donald J. Wuebbles, Atul K. Jain & Robert G. Watts: 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. The Changing Climate; 1.3. The Changing Atmospheric Composition; 1.4. Radiative Forcing and Climate Change 1.5. Potential Impacts of Climate Change; 1.6. Policy Considerations; 1.7. Conclusions; References; 2. Posing the Problem, Robert G. Watts: 2.1. Scenarios; 2.2. Energy Implications of the Scenarios; 2.3. An Engineering Problem; References; 3. Adaptive Strategies for Climate Change, Robert J. Lempert & Michael E. Schlesinger: 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. The Case for Adaptive-Decision Strategies; 3.3. Assessing Adaptive-Decision Strategies; 3.4. Design of Adaptive-Decision Strategies; 3.5. Conclusions; References; 4. Energy Efficiency: a Little Goes a Long Way, Susan J. Hassol, Neil D. Strachan & Hadi Dowlatabadi: 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. What is Energy Efficiency?; 4.3. Historical Trends and Future Predictions; 4.4. Developing Nations and Uncertainty in Future Energy Use; 4.5. Viewpoints on Energy Efficiency; 4.6. The Development of Energy Efficient Technologies; 4.7. Adoption of Energy Efficiency; 4.8. Policy Aspects of Energy Efficiency; 4.9. Efficiency Case Studies; 4.10. Conclusions; References; 5. The Potential of Renewable Energy to Reduce Carbon Emissions, Walter Short & Patrick Keegan: 5.1. Introduction and Overview; 5.2. Characteristics of Renewable Energy Technologies; 5.3. Market Issues; 5.4. Regional Status and Potential of Renewables to Address Climate Change; 5.5. Scenarios for the Future; 5.6,. System-level Deployment; 5.7. Policy Requirements; References; 6. Carbonless Transportation and Energy Storage in Future Energy Systems, Gene D. Berry & Alan D. Lamont: 6.1. Carbonless Energy Carriers; 6.2. Transition Paths Toward Carbonless Energy; 6.3. Hydrogen Transportation Technology; 6.4. Displacing Natural Gas from Transportation; 6.5. Alternatives to Hydrogen Energy Storage; 6.6. Hydrogen Vehicles as Buffer Energy Storage; 6.7. Strategies for Reducing Carbon Emissions; References; Appendices; 7. What Can Nuclear Power Accomplish to Reduce CO2 Emissions, Robert Krakowski & Richard Wilson: 7.1. Overview; 7.2. Background; 7.3. Public Acceptance; 7.4. Future Directions; 7.5. Incorporating Nuclear Energy into Energy-Economic-Environmental (E3) Models 7.6. Conclusion: A Possible Future for Nuclear Energy List of Abbreviations; References; Appendices; 8. Nuclear Fusion Energy, Arthur W. Molvik & John L. Perkins: 8.1. Introduction; 8.2. Potential of Fusion; 8.3. Approaches to Fusion Energy; 8.4. Where to from Here?; List of Abbreviations; References; 9. Energy Prosperity Within the Twenty-first Century and Beyond: Options and the Unique Roles of the Sun and the Moon, David R. Criswell: 9.0. Summary; 9.1. Twenty-first Century Challenges: People. Power and Energy; 9.2. Sources to Supply 60 TWt or 20 TWe Commercial Power by 2050; 9.3. Lunar Solar Power (LSP) System; 9.4. LSP System Versus Other Power System Options at 20 Twe; 9.5. Implications of the Lunar Solar Power System; Acknowledgements; Definitions of Special Terms; References and Notes; 10. Geoengineering the Climate: History and Prospect, David W. Keith: 10.1. Introduction; 10.2. Defining Geoengineering; 10.3. History; 10.4. Taxonomy and Review of Proposals to Manipulate the Climate; 10.5. Evaluating Geoengineering; 10.6. Summary and Implications; Acknowledgment; References....(more)" |