This book explains why the climate change crisis is a symptom of a much larger underlying problem - namely, humankind’s predilection with continuous GDP-growth. Given this starting point, the world’s high-income nations must begin the transition to a qualitatively-improving steady-state...

1 Eröffnung (Prof. Dr. Jörg Eberspächer, Technische Universität, München) -- 2 Begrüßungsansprache (Staatssekretär Jochen Homann, Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie, Berlin) -- 3 Smart Grids – The European Technology Platform for Electricity Networks of the Future (John...

This is the first book combining research on the Global Environment, Catastrophic Risks and Economic Theory and Policy. Modern economic theory originated in the middle of the twentieth century when industrial expansion coupled with population growth led to a voracious use of natural resources...

Introduction -- The Climate Change Negotiations - The Value of Context and Modeled Experience -- Understanding the Conflictual Relations in the Global Climate Talks -- Strategic Facilitation of Global Climate Negotiations - Opportunities and Intervention -- Conclusion.

Preface -- Part I: Impacts of Change Impacts in Regions and Geographical Areas -- Part II: The Management of Climate Change Impacts -- Part III: The Role of Policy-Making and the Contribution of Information, Communication and Stakeholders' Involvement.

1. Introduction -- 2. Spatial Disparities and Poverty: The Case of Three Provinces in the Philippines -- 3. Decomposing Poverty Change in India: Within- and Between-Group Effects Across Regions, 2004-05 and 2009-10 -- 4.Pathways Out of Rural Poverty and the Role of Agriculture in Four...

Prologue: What's at Stake -- Part I: Big Business:Climb to Sustainability -- Part II: Upgrade Supply Chains vs. Dress to Kill -- Part III: Fixing Energy, the Mother of All Markets -- Part IV: Capital Markets, Time to Graduate from the Casino -- Epilogue: Leth's Do It!.

ENERGY EFFICIENCY uses an applied scientific methodology and case studies to demonstrate and support: The need for the U.S. and the world to commit to energy and resource efficiency as the central goal in investing in electric, heat, and cooling infrastructure, the huge economic opportunity for...

The New Energy Crisis comes from the recent intrusion of climate change issues into energy economics and geopolitics. Global warming reveals that the current evolution of the world energy consumption is on an unsustainable path. This book explores economic and geopolitical tensions and...

Eco-innovations are crucial for reducing the environmental damages arising from economic activities, and are one of the main drivers of a successful transition towards sustainable development and remedying essential climate change problems. This book provides an overview of recent advances in...