"Low Carbon Transition: Technical, Economic and Policy Assessment" ed. by Valter Silva, Ines Azevedo

This book aims to provide the reader with a comprehensive overview of the current state-of-the-art technology in the Low Carbon Technology and Economy field, discussing a set of new technology approaches and environmental and economic implications.

Most leaders of developed nations recognize the importance of following policies and strategies to achieve a low-carbon economy based on new and innovative technologies that are able to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and create new employment and growth. In the broad spectrum of the feasible decarbonisation pathways, the challenge for political and economic decision-makers is to weigh uncertain impact from different technologies and to build a comprehensive evidence-based framework for research, business, investment and policy decision-making.


Contents
1.Introductory Chapter: Low Carbon Economy. An Overview
2.QGreen Low-Carbon Technology: Cooling Greenhouses and Barns Using Geothermal Energy and Seawater Bittern Desiccant
3.Low/Zero-Carbon Buildings for a Sustainable Future
4.Innovations for a Low-Carbon Economy in Asia: Past, Present, and Future
5.Economic Impact of CO2 Mitigation Devices in Sustainable Buildings
6.Bioelectricity’s Potential Availability from Last Brazilian Sugarcane Harvest
7.A Societal Life Cycle Costing of Energy Production: The Implications of Environmental Externalities
8.Greening Municipality Through Carbon Footprint for Selective Municipality