Climate Change and Energy Supply and Use [electronic resource] : Technical Report for the U.S. Department of Energy in Support of the National Climate Assessment /
Wilbanks, Thomas J.,author,editor.
Wilbanks, Thomas J.editor.
Developed to inform the 3rd National Climate Assessment, and a landmark study in terms of its breadth and depth of coverage and conducted under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Energy, Climate Change and Energy Supply and Use examines the known effects and relationships of climate change variables on energy production and supply, including oil, gas, thermal electricity, and renewable energy. Knowledge of today’s available energy forms is constantly surfacing and changing in the face of climate change, making it increasingly important to enhance communication about various energy supplies. This report on energy supply and use summarizes current knowledge, especially emerging findings, about implications of climate change for energy production and supply (oil and gas, thermal electricity, renewable energy, integrated perspectives, and indirect impacts on energy systems). A comprehensive resource for community planners and researchers, it discusses future risk-management strategies surrounding water treatment, heating or cooling, and mitigation that the country can utilize in its energy consumption. The authors analyze findings from their own research and practice to arrive at conclusions about vulnerabilities, risks, and impact concerns for different aspects of U.S. energy supply and use. Global and national policy contexts are informed by these efforts to create energy options and choices. Rich in science and case studies, Climate Change and Energy Supply and Use offers decision makers and stakeholders a substantial basis from which to make informed choices that will affect energy risk-management in the decades to come.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references.
Developed to inform the 3rd National Climate Assessment, and a landmark study in terms of its breadth and depth of coverage and conducted under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Energy, Climate Change and Energy Supply and Use examines the known effects and relationships of climate change variables on energy production and supply, including oil, gas, thermal electricity, and renewable energy. Knowledge of today’s available energy forms is constantly surfacing and changing in the face of climate change, making it increasingly important to enhance communication about various energy supplies. This report on energy supply and use summarizes current knowledge, especially emerging findings, about implications of climate change for energy production and supply (oil and gas, thermal electricity, renewable energy, integrated perspectives, and indirect impacts on energy systems). A comprehensive resource for community planners and researchers, it discusses future risk-management strategies surrounding water treatment, heating or cooling, and mitigation that the country can utilize in its energy consumption. The authors analyze findings from their own research and practice to arrive at conclusions about vulnerabilities, risks, and impact concerns for different aspects of U.S. energy supply and use. Global and national policy contexts are informed by these efforts to create energy options and choices. Rich in science and case studies, Climate Change and Energy Supply and Use offers decision makers and stakeholders a substantial basis from which to make informed choices that will affect energy risk-management in the decades to come.
Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Introduction -- ch. 2 Background -- A. The Development of the Report -- 1).Overview -- 2).Approach -- 3).NCA guidance -- 4).Assessment findings -- B. The Scope of the Report -- C. Emerging Trends and Contexts for Climate Change Implications for Energy Systems -- ch. 3 Climate Change Implications For Us Energy Supply And Use -- A. Implications of Climate Change for Energy Use -- 1).Projections of energy consumption -- 2).Impacts of climate change on building energy consumption -- 3).Factors affecting heating and cooling besides climate: demography -- 4).Water heating and cooling in buildings and industry -- 5).Electricity demand for water pumping and treatment -- 6).Energy demand in other industries -- 7).Impacts of adaptation and mitigation actions -- 8).Conclusions -- 9).Assessment findings -- B. Implications of Climate Change for Energy Production and Supply -- 1).Oil and gas production and supply -- 2).Thermal electric power plant supply -- 3).Renewable energy potentials -- 4).Toward an integrated perspective -- 5).Indirect impacts of climate change on energy systems -- C. Assessment Findings -- ch. 4 Implications For Future Risk Management Strategies -- A. Management Strategies -- B. Approaches That Support Risk Management -- C. Tools That Will Be Useful -- D. Issues to Be Resolved -- E. Assessment Findings -- ch. 5 Knowledge, Uncertainties, And Research Gaps -- A. The Landscape of Needs for Knowledge -- B. Gaps In Knowledge -- C. An Example of a Need for Improved Capacities -- D. Assessment Findings -- ch. 6 Toward A Continuing Assessment: Developing The Capacities For National Monitoring, Evaluation, And Informing Decisions About Energy Supply And Use Issues -- A. Toward a Partnership Approach -- B. Challenges in Developing Self-Sustaining Science-Based Assessments -- C. Assessment Findings.
Climate change.
Fossil fuels.
Energy systems.
Renewable energy resources.
Climate Change.
Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture).
Energy Systems.
Renewable and Green Energy.