Author: Larry E. Erickson and Gary Brase
Publisher: Nashwa
Publication Date: Jan 01, 2017
ISBN: 13 978-0-8153-6127-5
Country: United States
Language: English
The 2015 Paris Agreement on Climate Change, supported by the major countries of the world, sets a global path towards many outcomes. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving air quality are two important goals that have strong support from many people. The efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions address a global climate challenge and will also help to improve air quality overall and particularly in local urban communities. Additionally, there are huge economic benefits associated with these goals, exceeding $3 trillion/year. Several transitions to reach these goals have already started, including increases in wind and solar energy generation and improved storage technologies. This new path includes a number of complex challenges, though, in terms of managing the interactions of electricity generation, the smart grid, energy storage (e.g. in electric vehicles), peak power management, air quality, and health. This book addresses a number of these complex challenges, outlining how they can be dealt with in ways that help to advance the Sustainable Development Goals