Bending the Curve: Climate Change Solutions

by Ramanathan, V.; Aines, R.; Auffhammer, M.; Barth, M.; Cole, J.; Forman, F., et al.

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Climate change is an urgent problem. Because it is causing new weather extremes and fatal catastrophes, climate change is better termed climate disruption. Bending the curve to flatten the upward trajectory of pollution emissions responsible for climate disruption is essential in order to protect billions of people from this global threat. Education is a key part of the solution; this textbook book lays out ten solutions that together can bend the curve of climate warming below dangerous levels.

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Publisher
University of California
Subjects
Geosciences, Meteorology and Climate Science
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, as LibreTexts states it. Non-commercial use only.
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Tweens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. About the Authors
  7. 1: Climate Change
  8. 1.1: Entering the Age of Humans
  9. 1.2: The Atmospheric Blanket and Its Warming Effect
  10. 1.3: Why and How Is Climate Changing?
  11. 1.4: Impacts of Climate Change
  12. 1.5: Summary- What Have We Learned So Far?
  13. 1.6: Supplementary Readings and Sources
  14. 2: Humans, Nature, and the Quest for Climate Justice
  15. 2.1: Defining Climate Justice and Injustice
  16. 2.2: Humans and Nature
  17. 2.3: Disproportionate Impacts- Global and Local Trends
  18. 2.4: Major Policy Frameworks
  19. 2.5: Policy Alternatives, Alternative Visions- What Might Climate Justice Look Like?
  20. 2.6: Conclusion
  21. 2.7: Sources
  22. 3: Climate Change and Human Health
  23. 3.1: Climate Change, Health, and Vulnerable Populations
  24. 3.2: Sources
  25. 4: Overview of the Ten Solutions for Bending the Curve
  26. 4.1: Setting the Stage for Mitigation
  27. 4.2: The Six Clusters
  28. 4.3: The Ten Solutions
  29. 4.4: Living Laboratories
  30. 4.5: Supplementary Readings and Sources
  31. 5: Your Leadership- Social Movements and Social Solutions to Climate Change
  32. 5.1: Theories of Change, Problems of Power, and Collective Action
  33. 5.2: Defining Social Movements
  34. 5.3: The Role of Leadership
  35. 5.4: What Can I Do? Building Power
  36. 5.5: What Can I Do? Developing Creative Strategies and Taking Effective Action
  37. 5.6: Summary
  38. 5.7: Sources
  39. 6: Social Transformation Changing Attitudes, Norms, and Behaviors
  40. 6.1: Integral Solutions- Designing Cultures of Collaboration
  41. 6.2: Social Innovation- Get Personal, Go Local
  42. 6.3: Cities as Living Laboratories
  43. 6.4: The UCSD Community Stations
  44. 6.5: Summary
  45. 6.6: Sources
  46. 7: Religion, Ethics, and Climate Change
  47. 7.1: Science and Religion- A New Alliance Needed
  48. 7.2: Religion and Ecology- Academic Field and Moral Force
  49. 7.3: The Promise and Problem of Religions
  50. 7.4: Engaging Religions- Toward Economic and Ecological Flourishing
  51. 7.5: Journey of the Universe- A Shared Evolutionary Story
  52. 7.6: Principles, Strategies, and Tactics
  53. 7.7: Supplementary Readings and Sources
  54. 8: Communicating Climate Change Science
  55. 8.1: Preparation
  56. 8.2: Stories
  57. 8.3: Metaphors
  58. 8.4: Language
  59. 8.5: Solutions
  60. 8.6: Supplementary Readings and Sources
  61. 9: Lessons from California
  62. 9.1: Air Quality as the Genesis for Climate Policy
  63. 9.2: California’s Climate Legislation
  64. 9.3: The Cap-and-Trade Experiment
  65. 9.4: Energy
  66. 9.5: The Land Use Problem
  67. 9.6: Conclusions and Outlook
  68. 9.7: Sources
  69. 10: The Paris Agreement and Its Implementation
  70. 10.1: Introduction
  71. 10.2: Why Is International Cooperation Required?
  72. 10.3: A Brief History of Climate Diplomacy
  73. 10.4: The Promise of Paris
  74. 10.5: Summary of Main Points
  75. 10.6: Sources
  76. 11: Economics Emissions, Impacts, and Policy
  77. 11.1: The Emissions Challenge
  78. 11.2: Quantifying the Economic Impacts of Climate Change
  79. 11.3: The Policy Challenge
  80. 11.4: Supplementary Readings and Sources
  81. 12: Cost-Effective Climate Policies
  82. 12.1: Incentives and the Source of Cost-Effectiveness
  83. 12.2: Current Policy- Market-Based and Regulatory Examples
  84. 12.3: Cap and Trade
  85. 12.4: In Depth- Incentives in US Automobile Policy
  86. 12.5: Conclusion
  87. 12.6: Sources
  88. 13: Two Evolving Energy Technology Pathways
  89. 13.1: Introduction
  90. 13.2: Fuel Cell Technology
  91. 13.3: 100% Renewable Grid
  92. 13.4: Merging of Transportation
  93. 13.5: Smart Grid Technology
  94. 13.6: Microgrid Technology
  95. 13.7: Summary
  96. 13.8: Sources
  97. 14: Environmentally Sustainable Transportation
  98. 14.1: Introduction and Background
  99. 14.2: Sustainable Transportation Solutions
  100. 14.3: Vehicle Automation
  101. 14.4: Improved Air-Conditioning Efficiency and Refrigerants
  102. 14.5: Key Takeaways
  103. 14.6: Sources
  104. 15: Technologies for Super Pollutants Mitigation
  105. 15.1: Why Should We Mitigate Short-Lived Climate Pollutants?
  106. 15.2: Mitigating Black Carbon
  107. 15.3: Mitigating Methane
  108. 15.4: Mitigating Tropospheric Ozone
  109. 15.5: Mitigating Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)
  110. 15.6: Mitigating HFCs- The Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol
  111. 15.7: Conclusion
  112. 15.8: Sources
  113. 16: Enhancing Carbon Sinks in Natural and Working Lands
  114. 16.1: Natural and Working Lands in the Terrestrial Carbon Cycle
  115. 16.2: Soils, Organic Matter, and Greenhouse Gas Dynamics
  116. 16.3: The Role of Plants in Carbon Storage and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
  117. 16.4: Emissions Reduction via Agricultural Management
  118. 16.5: Soil Carbon Recovery and Sequestration
  119. 16.6: What Have We Learned So Far?
  120. 16.7: Sources
  121. 17: Sea Level Rise from Melting Ice
  122. 17.1: How Ice Is Melting
  123. 17.2: History of Melting
  124. 17.3: What Can We Do?
  125. 17.4: Sources
  126. 18: Atmospheric Carbon Extraction Scope, Available Technologies, and Challenges
  127. 18.1: Introduction
  128. 18.2: Capturing CO2 from the Atmosphere
  129. 18.3: Storing CO2 Removed from the Air
  130. 18.4: The California Story- Paying for Negative Emissions
  131. 18.5: Summary
  132. 18.6: Sources
  133. 19: Local Solutions
  134. 19.1: Localization and the Bioregional Transition
  135. 19.2: Green Infrastructure and Climate Action Planning
  136. 19.3: Natural Climate Solutions and Hybrid Approaches
  137. 19.4: Rooted Universities and the Green Infrastructure Nexus
  138. 19.5: What We Have Learned So Far
  139. 19.6: Sources
  140. 19.7: Acknowledgment
  141. Back Matter
  142. Index
  143. Glossary
  144. Detailed Licensing