1 5 8
158
Index
Page numbers in bold indicate tables and in italic indicate figures.
Acid rain, 28
Adaptive governance, 141
Africa
air quality, 29, 34
off- grid solar power, 54
Agriculture, 109– 110
and air pollution, 116
and greenhouse gas emissions, 109,
114– 115
land use issues, 110
renewable fuels, 116
Sustainable Development Goals,
110– 114
Air Pollution Prevention and Control
Action Plan (APPCAP), 120– 121
Air quality, 3, 5, 8, 23– 24, 130, 155
China, 3, 26, 27, 30, 31, 34,
120– 121, 135
as common resource, 135– 136,
140– 141, 142– 148
conflicts, 142
costs, 3, 23, 30, 33, 102– 103,
104– 106, 146
designing management of, 142– 146
health impacts, 3, 24– 25, 26, 29– 32, 30,
102, 120, 121, 122, 124
household, 24, 29, 88, 121
improving, 32– 34
London, 122– 124
Norway, 124– 125
pollutant types, 24– 29, 25, 26
public education, 34– 35
standards, 24– 25, 25, 26
see also Policy
Air quality index (AQI), 24– 25, 26, 34
Aluminum industry, 82
Ammonia gas, 28
Ammonium nitrate, 28
Anaerobic digestion, 75, 116
Artificial intelligence, 73– 74
Asheville, North Carolina, 130
Asthma, 31
Australia, 18, 19, 54, 55
Austria, 96
Autism, 30
Bangladesh, 34, 87
Barcelona, Spain, 130
Batteries, 59– 60, 130, 153
battery life, 62– 64
charging, 6, 43, 47, 63, 64– 65, 75– 76
design/ types, 60– 62, 67
disposal, 65– 66
for grid energy storage, 17, 61– 62, 66,
73, 75– 76, 80, 82, 131– 132, 153
for off- grid environments, 66
progress, 130, 131– 132
recycling and reuse, 62, 65– 66, 130
for rooftop solar installations, 54, 132
technology innovation, 17
wireless charging, 47, 65
Battery costs
and agriculture, 109
for electric vehicles, 4, 41, 42, 46– 47,
60, 60, 67, 102, 153
for grid energy storage, 61– 62, 80,
109, 153
for rooftop solar installations, 54
Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) see
Electric cars
Battery management systems
(BMSs), 63
Battery thermal management systems
(BTMSs), 63, 64
Beijing, 28, 97, 121
Belgium, 56, 93
Bicycles
electric, 33, 44– 46, 66, 96
promoting use of, 33, 123
Biodiversity conservation, 112
Braking, regenerative, 42– 43, 65
Brazil, 19, 116
British Columbia, Canada, 92
Building energy codes, 98– 99
158
Index
Page numbers in bold indicate tables and in italic indicate figures.
Acid rain, 28
Adaptive governance, 141
Africa
air quality, 29, 34
off- grid solar power, 54
Agriculture, 109– 110
and air pollution, 116
and greenhouse gas emissions, 109,
114– 115
land use issues, 110
renewable fuels, 116
Sustainable Development Goals,
110– 114
Air Pollution Prevention and Control
Action Plan (APPCAP), 120– 121
Air quality, 3, 5, 8, 23– 24, 130, 155
China, 3, 26, 27, 30, 31, 34,
120– 121, 135
as common resource, 135– 136,
140– 141, 142– 148
conflicts, 142
costs, 3, 23, 30, 33, 102– 103,
104– 106, 146
designing management of, 142– 146
health impacts, 3, 24– 25, 26, 29– 32, 30,
102, 120, 121, 122, 124
household, 24, 29, 88, 121
improving, 32– 34
London, 122– 124
Norway, 124– 125
pollutant types, 24– 29, 25, 26
public education, 34– 35
standards, 24– 25, 25, 26
see also Policy
Air quality index (AQI), 24– 25, 26, 34
Aluminum industry, 82
Ammonia gas, 28
Ammonium nitrate, 28
Anaerobic digestion, 75, 116
Artificial intelligence, 73– 74
Asheville, North Carolina, 130
Asthma, 31
Australia, 18, 19, 54, 55
Austria, 96
Autism, 30
Bangladesh, 34, 87
Barcelona, Spain, 130
Batteries, 59– 60, 130, 153
battery life, 62– 64
charging, 6, 43, 47, 63, 64– 65, 75– 76
design/ types, 60– 62, 67
disposal, 65– 66
for grid energy storage, 17, 61– 62, 66,
73, 75– 76, 80, 82, 131– 132, 153
for off- grid environments, 66
progress, 130, 131– 132
recycling and reuse, 62, 65– 66, 130
for rooftop solar installations, 54, 132
technology innovation, 17
wireless charging, 47, 65
Battery costs
and agriculture, 109
for electric vehicles, 4, 41, 42, 46– 47,
60, 60, 67, 102, 153
for grid energy storage, 61– 62, 80,
109, 153
for rooftop solar installations, 54
Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) see
Electric cars
Battery management systems
(BMSs), 63
Battery thermal management systems
(BTMSs), 63, 64
Beijing, 28, 97, 121
Belgium, 56, 93
Bicycles
electric, 33, 44– 46, 66, 96
promoting use of, 33, 123
Biodiversity conservation, 112
Braking, regenerative, 42– 43, 65
Brazil, 19, 116
British Columbia, Canada, 92
Building energy codes, 98– 99