Low Carbon Development

Abstract

Part 1: Introduction 1. Low Carbon Development: Origins, Concepts and Key Issues Frauke Urban and Johan Nordensvard Part 2: The Politics of Low Carbon Development 2. The Political Economy of Low Carbon Development Matthew Lockwood 3. The Climate Change Policy Process and Low Carbon Development Merylyn Hedger Part 3: The Social Dimensions of Low Carbon Development 4. Social Justice and Low Carbon Development Thomas Tanner and Blane Harvey 5. Social Policy and Low Carbon Development Johan Nordensvard Part 4: The Economics of Low Carbon Development 6. Climate Change Economics: Financing Low Carbon Development Frauke Urban and Johan Nordensvard 7. The Future of Carbon Markets: Carbon Trading, the Clean Development Mechanism and beyond Markus Lederer Part 5: Technology and Innovation for Low Carbon Development 8. Low Carbon Innovation and Technology Transfer David Ockwell and Alexandra Mallet Part 6: Key Issues for Low Carbon Development in Policy and Practice 9. Renewable Energy and Energy Access in Developing Countries Ewan Bloomfield and Annabel Yadoo 10. Revolutionising the Electricity Sector: Renewable Energy and Low Carbon Grid Infrastructure Letha Tawney 11. Forestry and Low Carbon Development Rocio Hiraldo 12. Agriculture and Low Carbon Development Rocio Hiraldo 13. Transportation and Low Carbon Development David Tyfield 14. Triple Win? The Case of Climate Compatible Development Frauke Urban Part 7: Key Issues for Low Carbon Development in Low, Middle and High Income Countries: Case Studies 15. Approaches to Low Carbon Development in Low, Middle and High Income Countries: A Conceptual Framework Frauke Urban 16. Poverty Reduction and Economic Growth in a Carbon Constrained World: The Case of Ethiopia Frauke Urban and Hilawe Lakew 17. Low Carbon Development in Tanzania: Lessons from its Solar Home System Market Rob Byrne 18. Ride the Wind: Wind Energy in China Frauke Urban 19. Low Carbon City Planning in China Andreas Oberheitmann and Ruan Xiaodong 20. From Outsider to World Leader: Bioethanol in Brazil Napoleao Dequech Neto and Eva Heiss 21. Carbon Capture and Storage (CSS) in the US Jennie Stephens 22. Energy Efficiency Policy in Germany and the UK Jan Rosenow Final Thoughts Frauke Urban and Johan Nordensvard