Index
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1 6 4
Temperature
and battery life, 62– 63
rise in global average, 12, 13, 16, 19, 20
Tenure rights, 112
Texas, 14, 57
Time- of- use prices, 66, 76, 81, 97
Total cost of ownership (TCO) of electric
vehicles, 41– 42
Tractors, electric, 109– 110
Tragedy of the commons, 137, 146
Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda
for Sustainable Development, 12, 110
Transportation
air pollution, 3, 5, 27, 28– 29, 32
policy, 95– 97, 125
see also Electrification of
transportation
Trucks, electric, 48, 96, 124, 131, 154
Turkey, 30
United Kingdom
air quality, 30
electric buses, 154
electric cars, 42, 96
greenhouse gas emissions, 19
London, 5, 122– 124, 154
wind power, 56
United Nations Environment
Programme, 143
United Nations Framework Convention
on Climate Change (UNFCCC),
2, 12, 17
United Nations General Assembly, 12
United States
air quality, 26, 27, 28– 29, 30, 31– 32, 34,
105– 106, 132– 133
batteries, 62, 65, 67, 80
Clean Air Act, 91– 92, 105
coal- fired electricity generation, 52
electric bicycles, 45– 46
electric buses, 46, 130, 154
electric cars, 40– 41, 42, 95– 96
ethanol, 116
flooding, 4, 14
fossil fuel subsidies, 106
greenhouse gas emissions, 18, 19
National Ambient Air Quality
Standards (NAAQS), 24– 25, 25
renewable portfolio standards, 94
solar power, 53, 54– 55, 57, 80
time- of- use prices, 76
water resources, 15
wildfires, 4
wind power, 56, 57
Urban air quality see Air quality
Vegetation, 33
Vehicles
diesel, 5, 27, 32, 96, 124
fuel cell- powered, 82
hybrid, 2, 5, 40, 42, 95, 130
see also Electric cars; Electrification of
transportation
Volatile organic compounds
(VOCs), 24, 28
Walking, 33, 124
Water desalination, 15
Water resources, 14– 15, 16, 111– 112
Weather events, 13, 14, 15
Wildfires, 4, 13, 113
Wind power, 5, 13, 51– 53, 55– 56, 152
and agriculture, 109– 110
China, 56, 121, 122
costs, 4, 55, 152
and electrical grid, 71– 72, 75– 76
electric power management,
79– 83, 153
energy storage, 17, 75– 76,
131– 132, 153
mini- grids, 87
Norway, 125
offshore, 56
policy, 93– 94
progress, 52, 55, 57, 94, 133
technology innovation, 16– 17
water desalination, 15
Wireless charging, 47, 65
Wood fuel, 27, 32, 88, 125
World Bank, 15, 85, 86, 87
World Health Organization (WHO), 3,
25, 105, 123
Zero Emissions Vehicle Network, 96
Zero emission zones, 33, 96, 123
Zinc- air batteries, 67
164
1 6 4
Temperature
and battery life, 62– 63
rise in global average, 12, 13, 16, 19, 20
Tenure rights, 112
Texas, 14, 57
Time- of- use prices, 66, 76, 81, 97
Total cost of ownership (TCO) of electric
vehicles, 41– 42
Tractors, electric, 109– 110
Tragedy of the commons, 137, 146
Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda
for Sustainable Development, 12, 110
Transportation
air pollution, 3, 5, 27, 28– 29, 32
policy, 95– 97, 125
see also Electrification of
transportation
Trucks, electric, 48, 96, 124, 131, 154
Turkey, 30
United Kingdom
air quality, 30
electric buses, 154
electric cars, 42, 96
greenhouse gas emissions, 19
London, 5, 122– 124, 154
wind power, 56
United Nations Environment
Programme, 143
United Nations Framework Convention
on Climate Change (UNFCCC),
2, 12, 17
United Nations General Assembly, 12
United States
air quality, 26, 27, 28– 29, 30, 31– 32, 34,
105– 106, 132– 133
batteries, 62, 65, 67, 80
Clean Air Act, 91– 92, 105
coal- fired electricity generation, 52
electric bicycles, 45– 46
electric buses, 46, 130, 154
electric cars, 40– 41, 42, 95– 96
ethanol, 116
flooding, 4, 14
fossil fuel subsidies, 106
greenhouse gas emissions, 18, 19
National Ambient Air Quality
Standards (NAAQS), 24– 25, 25
renewable portfolio standards, 94
solar power, 53, 54– 55, 57, 80
time- of- use prices, 76
water resources, 15
wildfires, 4
wind power, 56, 57
Urban air quality see Air quality
Vegetation, 33
Vehicles
diesel, 5, 27, 32, 96, 124
fuel cell- powered, 82
hybrid, 2, 5, 40, 42, 95, 130
see also Electric cars; Electrification of
transportation
Volatile organic compounds
(VOCs), 24, 28
Walking, 33, 124
Water desalination, 15
Water resources, 14– 15, 16, 111– 112
Weather events, 13, 14, 15
Wildfires, 4, 13, 113
Wind power, 5, 13, 51– 53, 55– 56, 152
and agriculture, 109– 110
China, 56, 121, 122
costs, 4, 55, 152
and electrical grid, 71– 72, 75– 76
electric power management,
79– 83, 153
energy storage, 17, 75– 76,
131– 132, 153
mini- grids, 87
Norway, 125
offshore, 56
policy, 93– 94
progress, 52, 55, 57, 94, 133
technology innovation, 16– 17
water desalination, 15
Wireless charging, 47, 65
Wood fuel, 27, 32, 88, 125
World Bank, 15, 85, 86, 87
World Health Organization (WHO), 3,
25, 105, 123
Zero Emissions Vehicle Network, 96
Zero emission zones, 33, 96, 123
Zinc- air batteries, 67
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