Designing Climate Solutions A Policy Guide for Low-Carbon Energy
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HAL HARVEY with Robbie Orvis and Jeffrey Rissman
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Designing Climate Solutions
Designing Climate Solutions: A Policy Guide for Low-Carbon Energy By Hal Harvey With Robbie Orvis, Jeffrey Rissman, Michael O’Boyle, Chris Busch, and Sonia Aggarwal
Washington | Covelo | London
Copyright © 2018 Hal Harvey, Robbie Orvis, and Jeffrey Rissman All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the publisher: Island Press, 2000 M Street. NW, Suite 650, Washington, DC 20036 Island Press is a trademark of The Center for Resource Economics. Library of Congress Control Number: 2018946759 All Island Press books are printed on environmentally responsible materials. Manufactured in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Keywords: appliance standards, building codes, carbon emissions, carbon pricing, carbon tax, climate change, decarbonization, economic signals, electric grid, electric vehicles, energy efficiency, energy-efficient buildings, energy policy, energy technology, energy use, feed-in tariffs, greenhouse gases, industry, Paris Accord, performance standards, energy, renewable portfolio standards, renewable wind power, research and development, solar power, transportation policy, urban design, vehicle efficiency standards
Contents
Foreword ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 Part I: A Roadmap for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions 23 Chapter 1. Putting Us on Track to a Low-Carbon Future 25 Chapter 2. Energy Policy Design 34 Chapter 3. How to Prioritize Policies for Emission Reduction 53 Part II: The Top Policies for Greenhouse Gas Abatement 69 Section I: The Power Sector 71 Chapter 4. Renewable Portfolio Standards and Feed-In Tariffs 73 Chapter 5. Complementary Power Sector Policies 94 Section II: The Transportation Sector 121 Chapter 6. Vehicle Performance Standards 123 Chapter 7. Vehicle and Fuel Fees and Feebates 140 Chapter 8. Electric Vehicle Policies 154 Chapter 9. Urban Mobility Policies 173 Section III: The Building Sector 199 Chapter 10. Building Codes and Appliance Standards 201 Section IV: The Industry Sector 215 Chapter 11. Industrial Energy Efficiency 217 Chapter 12. Industrial Process Emission Policies 235 Section V: Cross-Sector Policies 251 Chapter 13. Carbon Pricing 253 Chapter 14. Research and Development Policies 278 Chapter 15. Policies for a Post-2050 World 290 Conclusion 299
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Appendix I. The Energy Policy Simulator 305 Appendix II. Methodology for Quantitative Policy Assessment 311 Notes 319 Index 349 About the Authors 359
Foreword
The 1992 Rio de Janeiro declaration embodied international recognition that globa
