TY  - BOOK
AU  - Solberg,Alrik M.
TI  - Effects of climate change on energy production and use in the U.S.
T2  - Climate change and its causes, effects and prediction series
SN  - 9781613245354
AV  - HD9502.U52 
U1  - 333.790973 22
PY  - 2010///]
CY  - New York
PB  - Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
KW  - Energy consumption
KW  - Environmental aspects
KW  - United States
KW  - Climatic factors
KW  - Energy industries
KW  - Environmental policy
KW  - fast
KW  - TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING
KW  - Power Resources
KW  - General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
KW  - Industries
KW  - Energy
KW  - SCIENCE
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON ENERGY PRODUCTION AND USE IN THE U.S.; CONTENTS; PREFACE; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ; INTRODUCTION; 1.1. BACKGROUND; 1.2. THE TOPIC OF THIS SYNTHESIS AND ASSESSMENT REPORT; 1.3. PREVIOUS ASSESSMENTS OF THIS TOPIC; 1.4. HOW THE REPORT WAS DEVELOPED; 1.5. HOW TO USE THIS REPORT; EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON ENERGY USE IN THE UNITED STATES; 2.1. INTRODUCTION; 2.2. ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN BUILDINGS; 2.2.1. Overview; 2.2.2. The Literature in Greater Detail; 2.3. EFFECTS OF CLIMATE WARMING ON ENERGY USE FOR SPACE HEATING; 2.3.1. Residential Space Heating; 2.3.2. Commercial Space Heating2.4. EFFECTS OF CLIMATE WARMING ON ENERGY USE FOR SPACE COOLING; 2.4.1. Residential Space Cooling; 2.4.2. Commercial Space Cooling; 2.4.3. Other Considerations: Market Penetration of Air Conditioning and Heat Pumps (All-Electric Heating and Cooling), and Changes in Humidity; 2.5. OVERALL EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON ENERGY USE IN BUILDINGS; 2.5.1. Annual Energy Consumption; 2.5.2. Peak Electricity Consumption; 2.6. ADAPTATION: INCREASED EFFICIENCY AND URBAN FORM; 2.7. OTHER POSSIBLE EFFECTS, INCLUDING ENERGY USE IN KEY SECTORS; 2.7.1. Industry; 2.7.2. Transportation2.7.3. Construction; 2.7.4. Agriculture; 2.8. SUMMARY OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT POSSIBLE EFFECTS; End Notes; EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON ENERGY PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES; 3.1. EFFECTS ON FOSSIL AND NUCLEAR ENERGY; 3.1.1. Thermoelectric Power Generation; 3.1.2. Energy Resource Production and Delivery; 3.1.3. Transportation of Fuels; 3.1.4. Extreme Events; 3.1.5. Adaptation to Extreme Events; 3.2. EFFECTS ON RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTION; 3.2.1. Hydroelectric Power; 3.2.2. Biomass Power and Fuels; 3.2.3. Wind Energy; 3.2.4. Solar Energy; 3.2.5. Other Renewable Energy Sources3.2.6. Summary; 3.3. EFFECTS ON ENERGY TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION, AND SYSTEM INFRASTRUCTURE; 3.3.1. Electricity Transmission and Distribution; 3.3.2. Energy Resource Infrastructure; 3.3.3. Storage and Landing Facilities; 3.3.4. Infrastructure Planning and Considerations for New Power Plant Siting; 3.4. SUMMARY OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT POSSIBLE EFFECTS; POSSIBLE INDIRECT EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON ENERGY PRODUCTION AND USE IN THE UNITED STATES; INTRODUCTION; 4.2. CURRENT KNOWLEDGE ABOUT INDIRECT EFFECTS; 4.2.1. Possible Effects on Energy Planning; 4.2.2. Possible Effects on Energy Production and Use Technologies4.2.3. Possible Effects on Energy Production and Use Institutions; 4.2.3.1. Effects on the Institutional Structure of the Energy Industry; 4.2.3.2. Effects on Electric Utility Restructuring; 4.2.3.3. Effects on the Health of Fossil Fuel-Related Industries; 4.2.3.4. Effects on Other Supporting Institutions Such as Financial and Insurance Industries; 4.3. POSSIBLE EFFECTS ON ENERGY-RELATED DIMENSIONS OF REGIONAL AND NATIONAL ECONOMIES; 4.4. POSSIBLE RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER ENERGY-RELATED ISSUES
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