Handbook of Energy and Environmental Security

• Main Author: Asif, Muhammad
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chantilly Elsevier Science & Technology 2022; Academic Press
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: Energy security; Environmental policy; Power resources
• ISBN: 9780128240847; 0128240849

Handbook of Energy and Environmental Security educates the reader about the wider dimensions of the distinctive yet intertwined subjects of 'energy security and 'environmental security'. The book uniquely addresses these two increasingly important topics in a comprehensive and composi...

Table of Contents:

• 4.5 Energy security challenges in Sri Lanka -- 4.6 Pakistan: energy policy and actions -- 5. Recommendations for South Asian countries to overcome energy security challenges -- 6. Conclusions -- References -- 9 - Buildings for sustainable energy future -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Buildings and sustainable development -- 3. Energy efficiency in buildings -- 3.1 Building retrofitting -- 4. Renewable energy in buildings -- 5. Energy use in commercial buildings in the USA: case study -- 5.1 Energy sustainability in shopping malls -- 6. Conclusions -- References -- 10 - Wildfires, haze, and climate change -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Relationship between wildfires haze and climate -- 2.1 Direct radiative forcing -- 2.2 Indirect effect -- 3. Wildfire burning and haze formation conditions -- 3.1 Fuel types -- 3.2 Fire types -- 3.3 Fire spread -- 3.4 Weather anomaly -- 4. Wildfires haze conditions -- 4.1 Fire emission inventories -- 4.2 Case study: Peninsular Southeast Asia -- 4.3 Case study: Maritime continent -- 4.4 Case study: Australia bushfire -- 5. Fire prediction model -- 5.1 Historical and continual monitoring -- 5.1.1 Fire-risk area mapping -- 5.1.2 Detection of fire burning -- 5.2 Forest fire danger rating system -- 5.2.1 Fire weather rating system -- 5.2.2 Fire weather stability index -- 6. Conclusion and way forward -- Acknowledgment -- References -- 11 - Environmental experience design research spectrum for energy and human well-being -- 1. Overview of energy and human health and well-being in economically booming countries -- 1.1 Energy, housing, and urbanization in Bangladesh -- 1.2 Regional developments for climate mitigation in China -- 2. Indoor environmental quality on human well-being and productivity -- 2.1 IEQ effects on productivity -- 3. Human psychological responses to built environments
• Front Cover -- Handbook of Energy and Environmental Security -- Handbook of Energy and Environmental Security -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 - Introduction to energy and environmental security -- 1. Climate change on the March -- 2. Energy and environmental security -- 2.1 Energy security -- 2.2 Environmental security -- 2.3 The energy-environment dilemma -- 3. Shared future -- 4. Global response -- 5. Conclusions -- References -- 2 - Dynamics of energy security and its implications -- 1. Energy security -- 1.1 Components of energy security -- 1.2 Indicators of energy security -- 2. Energy security issues in developed and developing countries -- 2.1 World energy trilemma index -- 2.2 Developing countries' perspective -- 3. Energy security policies and its implications in energy transitions -- 3.1 Energy transition index -- 3.1.1 Top 10 ETI ranking countries -- 4. Conclusion -- References -- 3 - Sustainable energy transition in the 21st century -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Dynamics of the energy transition -- 3. Decarbonization -- 3.1 Renewable energy -- 3.2 Electric vehicles -- 3.3 Energy storage -- 4. Decentralization -- 5. Digitalization -- 6. Decreasing use of energy -- 7. Conclusions -- References -- 4 - Energy security: role of renewable and low-carbon technologies -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Overview of global low-carbon technology status -- 2.1 Renewable energy technologies: global trends -- 2.2 Energy efficiency technology global developments -- 2.3 Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on renewable energy and energy efficiency -- 3. Roles of renewable and energy efficiency technologies for enhancing energy security -- 3.1 Renewable energy paving world sustainable electricity generation mix -- 3.2 Renewable energy microgrids for enhancing electrification
• 3.6 Seventh step of Schwartz-implications to the central question -- 3.7 Eighth step of Schwartz-definition of warning signs -- 4. Results and discussions -- 5. Conclusions -- References -- 7 - Phase change: getting to a sustainable energy future in Vietnam -- 1. Background -- 2. The demand side -- 3. The supply side -- 3.1 PDP-7 revised -- 4. Recent developments -- 4.1 A view from the Vietnam business forum -- 5. Challenges and opportunities -- 5.1 Transmission issues -- 5.2 Auction markets -- 5.3 Costs of pollution -- 5.4 Pricing of electricity -- 6. Concluding observations -- 7. Lessons for other countries -- References -- Further reading -- 8 - Energy security challenges of developing countries: a pragmatic assessment -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1 South Asia -- 1.2 Regional overview -- 1.3 Energy, demand, and resources in South Asian countries -- 1.3.1 Bhutan -- 1.3.2 India -- 1.3.3 Pakistan -- 1.3.4 Sri Lanka -- 1.4 Climate change-South Asia -- 1.4.1 Climate change in Bhutan -- 1.4.2 Climate change in India -- 1.4.3 Climate change in Pakistan -- 1.4.4 Climate change in Sri Lanka -- 1.5 Outlook for sustainable development in South Asia -- 2. Energy and development in South Asia -- 2.1 Human development index -- 2.2 Happiness index -- 3. Energy and social issues: South Asia -- 3.1 Cooking fuel in Bhutan -- 3.2 Cooking fuel in India -- 3.3 Cooking fuel in Pakistan -- 3.4 Cooking fuel in Sri Lanka -- 4. Energy security: South Asia -- 4.1 Challenges in energy security and sustainable energy use -- 4.1.1 South Asia's energy trade challenges -- 4.1.2 South Asia's energy cooperation challenges -- 4.2 Energy policies for sustainable development -- 4.2.1 South Asia should prioritize sustainable energy to close energy access gaps and speed up economic recovery -- 4.3 Energy security challenges in Bhutan -- 4.4 Energy security challenges in India
• 3.3 Low-carbon technologies through demand side management in buildings -- 4. Future roles of low-carbon technologies in decentralized energy market -- 4.1 Peer-topeer energy trading -- 4.2 Virtual power plant -- 4.3 Carbon pricing -- 5. Conclusion -- References -- 5 - Overcoming the energy security challenges in developing countries -- 1. Energy scenario in developing countries -- 1.1 Current status of supply and demand -- 1.2 Energy challenges for developing countries -- 2. The nexus of supply, demand, and energy security -- 2.1 Parameters governing the nexus -- 2.2 Interrelationships between parameters -- 3. Holistic assessment of energy security and sustainable development -- 3.1 Energy security index development -- 3.1.1 Classifying countries -- 3.2 Energy security and energy independence: South Asia -- 4. Improving energy security and equity -- 4.1 Opportunities for an energy secure and sustainable future -- 4.2 A global framework for carbon economy -- 5. Conclusion -- References -- 6 - Renewable energy in Latin America and scenarios to the Brazilian energy matrix by 2050 -- 1. Introduction: energy and sustainability -- 2. Future scenarios, 2050 calculator, and renewables in Latin America and Brazil -- 2.1 Scenarios and the energy sector -- 2.2 The 2050 calculator tool -- 2.3 Renewable energy in Latin America and Brazil -- 3. Study methods -- 3.1 First step of Schwartz-definition of the central question -- 3.2 Second and third steps of Schwartz-list of the key factors and the driving forces -- 3.3 The fourth step of Schwartz-hierarchize the key factors and the driving forces -- 3.4 Fifth step of Schwartz-defining the logic of the scenarios -- 3.4.1 Logics for scenario "Most renewable" -- 3.4.2 Logics for scenario "Medium renewable" -- 3.4.3 Logics for scenario "Business-As-Usual" -- 3.5 Sixth step of Schwartz-embodying the scenarios
• 3.1 Environmental experience design research trajectory -- 4. Conclusions -- References -- 12 - Environmental security in developing countries: a case study of South Asia -- 1. Highlights -- 2. Dynamics of environmental security -- 3. Environmental security and sustainable development -- 4. Climate change: vulnerable nations -- 4.1 Shreds of evidence of climate change in South Asia -- 5. Approach toward the development of case study -- 5.1 Multi-criteria decision analysis framework -- 5.1.1 Identification of goals -- 5.1.2 Selection of criteria -- 5.1.3 Weight determination and ranking -- 6. Climate change-anticipated environmental insecurity in South Asia -- 6.1 Technical aspects -- 6.2 Economic aspects -- 6.3 Environmental criteria -- 6.4 Social criteria -- 6.5 Political criteria -- 7. Environmental diplomacy as pursuance to cooperation -- 7.1 Institutional capacity for environmental diplomacy on climate change -- 8. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 13 - How Japan's international cooperation contributes to climate change -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Mitigation -- 2.1 Official development aid -- 2.2 Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries -- 2.2.1 Background -- 2.2.2 Japan's REDD+ activities -- 2.2.3 Challenges regarding REDD+ -- 2.3 Clean development mechanism -- 2.3.1 Background -- 2.3.2 Challenges regarding CDM -- 2.4 Joint crediting mechanism -- 2.4.1 Background -- 2.4.2 The JCM system -- 2.4.3 Challenges regarding JCM -- 3. Adaptation -- 3.1 Background -- 3.2 Official development aid -- 3.2.1 The project for the seawall construction in Malé Island in the Republic of Maldives -- 3.2.2 The project for rural water supply in the Republic of the Gambia -- 4. Conclusion -- 5. Glossary list -- References -- 14 - Environmental sustainability in Asia: insights from a multidimensional approach
• 1. Introduction