Index
161
1 6 1
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(FERC), 57
Flooding, 4, 13, 14, 15, 16, 113
Florida, 14
Food and Agriculture Organization
(FAO), 110, 111, 114
Forest fires, 4, 13
Fossil fuel subsidies, 106
France, 5, 19, 96, 98, 130
Fuel cell- powered vehicles, 82
Gansu Province, China, 27
Germany, 18, 19, 56, 62
Global average temperature rise, 12, 13,
16, 19, 20
Governance, adaptive, 141
Greenhouse gas emissions, 2– 3, 8,
12– 13, 17– 20, 19, 39, 48, 91, 97,
99, 101, 106, 119, 122, 129, 132,
146, 155
and agriculture, 109, 114– 115
economic considerations, 103– 104
and economic development, 12, 92
see also Policy
Grid see Electrical grid; Smart grid
Groundwater resources, 15
Hawaii, 80
Health impacts
air pollution, 3, 24– 25, 26, 29– 32, 30,
102, 120, 121, 122, 124
climate change, 13– 16
Heatstroke, 14
Household air pollution, 24, 29,
88, 121
Houston, Texas, 14
Humidity, 13, 14
Hurricane Harvey, 14
Hurricanes, 4, 11
Hybrid vehicles, 2, 5, 40, 42, 95, 130
Hydrogen- powered fuel cells, 82
Hydrogen production, 77, 82– 83
Hydropower, 43, 52, 75, 125, 152
Ice cap melting, 13
Iceland, 44
India
air quality, 30, 31, 34
electric buses, 47
electric cars, 96
fossil fuel subsidies, 106
greenhouse gas emissions, 19
household air pollution, 29
solar power, 53, 55
Indonesia, 31
Infrastructure Development Company
(IDCOL), 87
Innovation
and agriculture, 114
and climate change, 16– 17
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change, 20, 143
International Energy Agency, 82
International Monetary Fund, 106
Internet of Things, 73– 74
Interruptible load programs, 81
Israel, 19
Japan
air quality, 30, 31, 135
batteries, 62
greenhouse gas emissions, 19
solar power, 53
Kansas, 15, 133, 152
Kenya, 19
Land ownership, 112, 114
Land use issues, 110
Lanterns, solar, 86– 87, 88
Life cycle analysis, 42
Lithium- ion (Li- Ion) batteries, 61,
65, 67
Livestock farming, 116
London, 5, 122– 124, 154
Los Angeles, 27, 28, 95, 105– 106, 141
Low emission zones, 33, 96, 123
Lung cancer, 31
Machine learning, 73– 74
Massachusetts, 56
Megacities, 24, 25– 26
Metal- air batteries, 67
Methane
as greenhouse gas, 18, 19
as renewable fuel, 75, 82, 116
Migrants, climate, 15
Millennium Development Goals, 6– 7
Mini- grids, 86, 87
Montreal Protocol, 148
161
1 6 1
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(FERC), 57
Flooding, 4, 13, 14, 15, 16, 113
Florida, 14
Food and Agriculture Organization
(FAO), 110, 111, 114
Forest fires, 4, 13
Fossil fuel subsidies, 106
France, 5, 19, 96, 98, 130
Fuel cell- powered vehicles, 82
Gansu Province, China, 27
Germany, 18, 19, 56, 62
Global average temperature rise, 12, 13,
16, 19, 20
Governance, adaptive, 141
Greenhouse gas emissions, 2– 3, 8,
12– 13, 17– 20, 19, 39, 48, 91, 97,
99, 101, 106, 119, 122, 129, 132,
146, 155
and agriculture, 109, 114– 115
economic considerations, 103– 104
and economic development, 12, 92
see also Policy
Grid see Electrical grid; Smart grid
Groundwater resources, 15
Hawaii, 80
Health impacts
air pollution, 3, 24– 25, 26, 29– 32, 30,
102, 120, 121, 122, 124
climate change, 13– 16
Heatstroke, 14
Household air pollution, 24, 29,
88, 121
Houston, Texas, 14
Humidity, 13, 14
Hurricane Harvey, 14
Hurricanes, 4, 11
Hybrid vehicles, 2, 5, 40, 42, 95, 130
Hydrogen- powered fuel cells, 82
Hydrogen production, 77, 82– 83
Hydropower, 43, 52, 75, 125, 152
Ice cap melting, 13
Iceland, 44
India
air quality, 30, 31, 34
electric buses, 47
electric cars, 96
fossil fuel subsidies, 106
greenhouse gas emissions, 19
household air pollution, 29
solar power, 53, 55
Indonesia, 31
Infrastructure Development Company
(IDCOL), 87
Innovation
and agriculture, 114
and climate change, 16– 17
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change, 20, 143
International Energy Agency, 82
International Monetary Fund, 106
Internet of Things, 73– 74
Interruptible load programs, 81
Israel, 19
Japan
air quality, 30, 31, 135
batteries, 62
greenhouse gas emissions, 19
solar power, 53
Kansas, 15, 133, 152
Kenya, 19
Land ownership, 112, 114
Land use issues, 110
Lanterns, solar, 86– 87, 88
Life cycle analysis, 42
Lithium- ion (Li- Ion) batteries, 61,
65, 67
Livestock farming, 116
London, 5, 122– 124, 154
Los Angeles, 27, 28, 95, 105– 106, 141
Low emission zones, 33, 96, 123
Lung cancer, 31
Machine learning, 73– 74
Massachusetts, 56
Megacities, 24, 25– 26
Metal- air batteries, 67
Methane
as greenhouse gas, 18, 19
as renewable fuel, 75, 82, 116
Migrants, climate, 15
Millennium Development Goals, 6– 7
Mini- grids, 86, 87
Montreal Protocol, 148