Energy, Environmental and Economic Sustainability in East Asia: Policies and Institutional Reforms

ISBN-13: 9781138500068 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 288 str.

Soocheol Lee; Hector Pollitt; Kiyoshi Fujikawa

Opis

This book looks at institutional reforms for the use of resources toward a sustainable future in East Asia. The book evaluates the ripple effects of environmental and resource policies on each country’s economy and clarifies the direction of institutional reform in energy systems, resources, and land use for a sustainable future.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. Introduction to the E3ME and FTT Models  Part I: Building Low-carbon Power Generation while Simultaneously Reducing the Role of Nuclear  2. Regulatory Policies to Reduce the Amount of Nuclear and Coal-fired Power Generation in East Asia  3. The Economic Impacts of Reduced Reliance on Coal and Nuclear Power Generation in East Asia  4. The Impacts of Combined Policies to Promote Sustainable Low Carbon Power Generation in East Asia  Part II: Innovating to Reduce CO₂ Emissions in Industry, Transport and Buildings  5. Policy Mixes to Meet the CO₂ Emission Reduction Targets in All Sectors of the Economy in East Asia  6. Policies to Decarbonize Steel Industry in 2050 in East Asia  7. Policies to Decarbonize Passenger Vehicles in 2050 in East Asia  8. Policies to Decarbonize Household Heating Systems in 2050 in East Asia  9. Using the Revenues from Carbon Pricing Measures as a Part of Environmental Tax Reform in East Asia  10. Financing the Low-carbon Transition  Part III: Wider Sustainability Issues: Reducing Water and Material Consumption, and Improving Air Quality  11. Interactions between Energy and Material Consumption in East Asia  12. Sustainable Use of Water Resource in East Asia  13. Transboundary Air Pollution and related Health Effects in East Asia  Concluding Remarks and Future Challenges