Overview
Spending and investment for carbon reduction and climate stabilization, now in the hundreds of billions of dollars, is on track to escalate into the trillions of dollars. The market encompasses renewable power generation, energy efficiency, and carbon sequestration, as well as varied other subsectors. Aggregate spending could easily be in the hundreds of trillions of dollars over the course of the 21st century.
Carbon Reduction & Climate Stabilization provides comprehensive analyses of the carbon reduction market-place, with reviews of legislation, assessments of carbon mitigation technologies, discussions of carbon offset trading, profiles of key players, and more. Categorized into 12 market segments, the report also assesses current and projected spending, CO2 reduction potential, market drivers and market barriers, recent developments, leading edge companies, and research groups to watch.
Over 300 website links - directly embedded into the electronic edition - provide access to additional market research and other useful resources.
CONTENTS
PART I: OVERVIEW
1 MARKET ASSESSMENT
1.1 Overview
1.2 Current Spending
1.3 Energy Sector Spending
1.4 Long-Term Market Potential
1.5 Stimulus Funding
2 GREENHOUSE GASES, IMPACT & MITIGATION
2.1 Definitions
2.2 The Greenhouse Gas Effect
2.3 Global CO2 Emissions
2.4 U.S. CO2 Emissions
2.5 Climate Change Impact
2.6 Increasing Concerns
2.7 Carbon Mitigation
2.8 Market Resources
3 MARKET DRIVERS
3.1 Kyoto Protocol
3.2 Copenhagen Climate Conference
3.3 U.S. Regional Initiatives
3.4 California Global Warming Plan
3.5 Green Jobs
3.6 American Clean Energy and Security Act
3.7 Corporate Responsibility
3.8 Tax Incentives
4 PROFILES OF KEY PLAYERS
4.1 Alliance to Save Energy
4.2 American Council For An Energy-Efficient Economy
4.3 American Wind Energy Association
4.4 Association of Energy Engineers
4.5 Carbon Management Program at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
4.6 Carbon Mitigation Initiative at Princeton University
4.7 Center for Global Change Science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
4.8 Chicago Climate Exchange
4.9 Climate Earth
4.10 Climate Trust
4.11 Clinton Climate Initiative
4.12 Collaboration for Research on Global Projects at Stanford University
4.13 Electric Power Research Institute
4.14 Environmental Defense Fund
4.15 European Climate Exchange
4.16 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
4.17 International Energy Agency
4.18 International Polar Year
4.19 Joint Global Change Research Institute at the University of Maryland
4.20 McKinsey & Company
4.21 National Association of State Energy Offices
4.22 National Carbon Offset Coalition
4.23 National Energy Technology Laboratory
4.24 National Hydropower Association
4.25 National Research Council
4.26 Natural Resources Defense Council
4.27 New Energy Finance
4.28 Nuclear Energy Institute
4.29 Pew Center for Global Climate Change
4.30 Point Carbon
4.31 Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
4.32 Rocky Mountain Institute
4.33 Solar Energy Industries Association
4.34 U.S. Department of Energy
4.35 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
4.36 U.S. Global Change Research Program
4.37 U.S. Green Building Council
4.38 United Nations Energy Programme
4.39 United States Energy Association
4.40 World Business Council For Sustainable Development
4.41 World Energy
4.42 Worldwatch Institute
PART II: MARKET SEGMENTS
5 CARBON OFFSET TRADING
5.1 Background
5.2 Market Assessment
5.3 Market Forecast
5.4 Standards
5.5 Carbon Prices
5.6 EU Emissions Trading Scheme
5.7 Effectiveness of EU ETS
5.8 Carbon Offset Trading in the U.S.
5.9 Role of Banks
5.10 Offset Aggregators
5.11 Consumer Offsets
5.12 Key Players
6 CARBON SEQUESTRATION
6.1 Overview
6.2 Market Potential
6.3 Technology Assessment
6.4 Current Implementation
6.5 Pilot Projects
6.6 Key Players and Research Groups To Watch
6.7 Market Resources
7 CARBON SINKS
7.1 Overview
7.2 Carbon Reduction Potential
7.3 Preventing Deforestation
7.4 Carbon Credits for Terrestrial Sequestration
7.5 Demonstration Projects
7.6 Iron Fertilization of Phytoplankton
8 ELECTRIC UTILITY STRATEGIES
8.1 Overview
8.2 Achieving CO2 Reductions
8.3 Combined Cycle Power Generation
8.4 Smart Grid
9 ENERGY EFFICIENCY
9.1 Market Assessment
9.2 Energy Consumption
9.3 Energy Reduction Potential
9.4 Carbon Reduction Potential
9.5 Residential Sector
9.6 Commercial Sector
9.7 Industrial Sector
9.8 Lighting
9.9 Barriers in Implementation
10 GEOENGINEERING
10.1 Overview
10.2 Proposed Strategies
10.3 Outlook
10.4 Research Groups To Watch
11 HYDROGEN FUEL CELLS
11.1 A Hydrogen Economy
11.2 Hydrogen-Fueled Vehicles
11.3 Hydrogen Fueling Stations
11.4 Fuel Cell Power Generation
11.5 Federal Funding For Fuel Cell Research
11.6 Key Players
12 METHANE MITIGATION
12.1 Overview
12.2 Landfill Gas Capture
12.3 Capturing Farm Methane
13 NUCLEAR POWER
13.1 Overview
13.2 Carbon Reduction Potential
13.3 Applications For New Nuclear Plants
13.4 Advanced Reactors
13.5 Nuclear Engineering and Design
13.6 Current Research
13.7 Market Resources
14 RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION
14.1 Overview
14.2 Market Assessment
14.3 Carbon Reduction Potential
14.4 Market Drivers
14.5 Market Barriers
14.6 Wind Power
14.7 Solar Power
14.8 Geothermal
14.9 Key Players
15 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
15.1 Overview
15.2 Natural Resources Management
15.3 Recycling
15.4 Urban Planning and Development
15.5 Market Resources
16 TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS
16.1 Transportation Carbon Emissions
16.2 Carbon Reduction Potential
16.3 Fuel-Efficient Vehicles
16.4 Biofuel
16.5 Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles
16.6 Hydrogen-Fueled Vehicles
16.7 Interstate Highway System
16.8 Air Transportation
16.9 High-Speed Rail
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
CONVERSIONS
REFERENCES
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