Index
159
1 5 9
Buses, electric, 46– 47, 60, 96, 123, 125,
130, 153– 154
California
air quality, 27, 28– 29, 31– 32, 105– 106,
132– 133, 141
batteries, 67
electric buses, 154
electric cars, 40, 41, 42, 95– 96
forest fires, 4
solar power, 54– 55
time- of- use prices, 76
water resources, 15
Canada, 17, 19, 92
Carbon capture and storage, 18
Carbon dioxide
atmospheric levels, 12, 18, 19
see also Greenhouse gas emissions
Carbon, elemental, 27, 31, 32
Carbon monoxide, 24
Carbon taxes, 92, 103
Cars see Electric cars
C40 Cities Climate Action Planning
Framework, 97
C40 Fossil- Fuel- Free Streets
Declaration, 96
Charging, batteries, 6, 43, 47, 63,
64– 65, 75– 76
Charging infrastructure, 6, 43, 63, 64– 65,
73, 75– 76, 96, 123, 154
Children, air pollution and health, 26,
30, 31, 124
China, 120– 122
air quality, 3, 26, 27, 30, 31, 34,
120– 121, 135
batteries, 62, 65
electric bicycles, 44– 45, 96
electric buses, 46, 130, 153– 154
electric cars, 2, 40, 41, 44, 96– 97
electricity generation, 3
fossil fuel subsidies, 106
greenhouse gas emissions, 19
household air pollution, 29
off- grid electricity, 86
solar power, 2, 53, 55, 86, 121
wind power, 56, 121, 122
City policies, 97– 99, 122– 124
Clean Air Act, US, 91– 92, 105
Clean Power Plan, 104
Climate change, 4, 11– 20
and agriculture, 113
costs, 4, 13, 14, 16, 103– 104, 146
health and welfare impacts, 13– 16
Paris Agreement, 2, 8, 12– 13, 17– 20,
19, 92, 146
and technology innovation, 16– 17
see also Policy
Climate migrants, 15
Club goods, 137, 139– 140, 140
Coal- fired electricity generation, 3, 27,
32, 52, 57, 92– 93, 102, 120, 122
Cobalt, 65
Co- benefits, 132– 133
Colorado, 133
Common pool resources, 135– 136
air quality as, 135– 136, 140– 141, 142– 148
Ostrom design principles, 141– 148
tragedy of the commons, 137, 146
transitions of, 136– 139, 140
Congestion charges, 123
Consumer Product Safety
Commission, 46
Conversion efficiency see Energy
conversion efficiency
Copenhagen, Denmark, 97– 98
Costs, 4– 5
air pollution, 3, 23, 30, 33, 102– 103,
104– 106, 146
climate change, 4, 13, 14, 16,
103– 104, 146
electric vehicles, 4– 5, 41– 42, 63– 64, 102
mini- grids, 87
off- grid electricity, 87, 88
solar- generated electricity, 4, 53– 54,
80, 87, 104, 152
solar lanterns, 88
wind power, 4, 55, 152
see also Battery costs; Economic
considerations
Crop failures, 13
Cycling, 33, 123
see also Electric bicycles
Deadweight loss, 139
Deaths
air pollution, 3, 24, 29, 30, 30, 31, 120,
121, 122
climate change, 14
159
1 5 9
Buses, electric, 46– 47, 60, 96, 123, 125,
130, 153– 154
California
air quality, 27, 28– 29, 31– 32, 105– 106,
132– 133, 141
batteries, 67
electric buses, 154
electric cars, 40, 41, 42, 95– 96
forest fires, 4
solar power, 54– 55
time- of- use prices, 76
water resources, 15
Canada, 17, 19, 92
Carbon capture and storage, 18
Carbon dioxide
atmospheric levels, 12, 18, 19
see also Greenhouse gas emissions
Carbon, elemental, 27, 31, 32
Carbon monoxide, 24
Carbon taxes, 92, 103
Cars see Electric cars
C40 Cities Climate Action Planning
Framework, 97
C40 Fossil- Fuel- Free Streets
Declaration, 96
Charging, batteries, 6, 43, 47, 63,
64– 65, 75– 76
Charging infrastructure, 6, 43, 63, 64– 65,
73, 75– 76, 96, 123, 154
Children, air pollution and health, 26,
30, 31, 124
China, 120– 122
air quality, 3, 26, 27, 30, 31, 34,
120– 121, 135
batteries, 62, 65
electric bicycles, 44– 45, 96
electric buses, 46, 130, 153– 154
electric cars, 2, 40, 41, 44, 96– 97
electricity generation, 3
fossil fuel subsidies, 106
greenhouse gas emissions, 19
household air pollution, 29
off- grid electricity, 86
solar power, 2, 53, 55, 86, 121
wind power, 56, 121, 122
City policies, 97– 99, 122– 124
Clean Air Act, US, 91– 92, 105
Clean Power Plan, 104
Climate change, 4, 11– 20
and agriculture, 113
costs, 4, 13, 14, 16, 103– 104, 146
health and welfare impacts, 13– 16
Paris Agreement, 2, 8, 12– 13, 17– 20,
19, 92, 146
and technology innovation, 16– 17
see also Policy
Climate migrants, 15
Club goods, 137, 139– 140, 140
Coal- fired electricity generation, 3, 27,
32, 52, 57, 92– 93, 102, 120, 122
Cobalt, 65
Co- benefits, 132– 133
Colorado, 133
Common pool resources, 135– 136
air quality as, 135– 136, 140– 141, 142– 148
Ostrom design principles, 141– 148
tragedy of the commons, 137, 146
transitions of, 136– 139, 140
Congestion charges, 123
Consumer Product Safety
Commission, 46
Conversion efficiency see Energy
conversion efficiency
Copenhagen, Denmark, 97– 98
Costs, 4– 5
air pollution, 3, 23, 30, 33, 102– 103,
104– 106, 146
climate change, 4, 13, 14, 16,
103– 104, 146
electric vehicles, 4– 5, 41– 42, 63– 64, 102
mini- grids, 87
off- grid electricity, 87, 88
solar- generated electricity, 4, 53– 54,
80, 87, 104, 152
solar lanterns, 88
wind power, 4, 55, 152
see also Battery costs; Economic
considerations
Crop failures, 13
Cycling, 33, 123
see also Electric bicycles
Deadweight loss, 139
Deaths
air pollution, 3, 24, 29, 30, 30, 31, 120,
121, 122
climate change, 14