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modeling long term scenarios for low carbon societies
with the ever increasing impacts of climate change it is now clear that global society will have to restructure its energy systems in order to decrease carbon emissions . the scenarios under which this transition to low carbon societies lcs could occur would have complex economic technological behavioural and policy implications . this volume a supplement to the climate policy journal considers these implications by examining different low carbon scenarios for different countries modelled at different scales and typologies . two overview chapters co written by international experts set the context of scenario development and quantification of lcs and summarize the findings on the economic implications societal responses technological developments and required policy measures to enable lcs across a range of countries . further chapters detail the modelling of various scenarios and outline the model methodology detail the economic and technological consequences of transitions to lcs and comment on the strengths and weaknesses of specific policies .
hardcover stylus pub llc 2008 isbn13 9781844075942 isbn10 184407594x
book type nf isbn 13 9781844075942 number of pages 176 publisher taylor & francis release date 62135769600000