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Bending the Curve: Climate Change Solutions

Climate change is an urgent problem. Because it is causing new weather extremes and fatal catastrophes, climate change is better termed climate disruption. Bending the curve to flatten the upward trajectory of pollution emissions responsible for climate disruption is essential in order to protect billions of people from this global threat. Education is a key part of the solution; this textbook book lays out ten solutions that together can bend the curve of climate warming below dangerous levels.

Meteorology and Climate Science Geosciences

Author: Ramanathan, V.; Aines, R.; Auffhammer, M.; Barth, M.; Cole, J.; Forman, F., et al.
Publisher: University of California
Source: LibreTexts
License: CC BY-NC-SA
Language: EN
Category: Basic Sciences

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Contents· 134 sections

01: Climate Change
1.01: Entering the Age of Humans
1.02: The Atmospheric Blanket and Its Warming Effect
1.03: Why and How Is Climate Changing
1.04: Impacts of Climate Change
1.05: Summary- What Have We Learned So Far
1.06: Supplementary Readings and Sources
02: Humans Nature and the Quest for Climate Justice
2.01: Defining Climate Justice and Injustice
2.02: Humans and Nature
2.03: Disproportionate Impacts- Global and Local Trends
2.04: Major Policy Frameworks
2.05: Policy Alternatives Alternative Visions- What Might Climate Justice Look Like
2.06: Conclusion
2.07: Sources
03: Climate Change and Human Health
3.01: Climate Change Health and Vulnerable Populations
3.02: Sources
04: Overview of the Ten Solutions for Bending the Curve
4.01: Setting the Stage for Mitigation
4.02: The Six Clusters
4.03: The Ten Solutions
4.04: Living Laboratories
4.05: Supplementary Readings and Sources
05: Your Leadership- Social Movements and Social Solutions to Climate Change
5.01: Theories of Change Problems of Power and Collective Action
5.02: Defining Social Movements
5.03: The Role of Leadership
5.04: What Can I Do Building Power
5.05: What Can I Do Developing Creative Strategies and Taking Effective Action
5.06: Summary
5.07: Sources
06: Social Transformation Changing Attitudes Norms and Behaviors
6.01: Integral Solutions- Designing Cultures of Collaboration
6.02: Social Innovation- Get Personal Go Local
6.03: Cities as Living Laboratories
6.04: The UCSD Community Stations
6.05: Summary
6.06: Sources
07: Religion Ethics and Climate Change
7.01: Science and Religion- A New Alliance Needed
7.02: Religion and Ecology- Academic Field and Moral Force
7.03: The Promise and Problem of Religions
7.04: Engaging Religions- Toward Economic and Ecological Flourishing
7.05: Journey of the Universe- A Shared Evolutionary Story
7.06: Principles Strategies and Tactics
7.07: Supplementary Readings and Sources
08: Communicating Climate Change Science
8.01: Preparation
8.02: Stories
8.03: Metaphors
8.04: Language
8.05: Solutions
8.06: Supplementary Readings and Sources
09: Lessons from California
9.01: Air Quality as the Genesis for Climate Policy
9.02: Californias Climate Legislation
9.03: The Cap-and-Trade Experiment
9.04: Energy
9.05: The Land Use Problem
9.06: Conclusions and Outlook
9.07: Sources
10: The Paris Agreement and Its Implementation
10.01: Introduction
10.02: Why Is International Cooperation Required
10.03: A Brief History of Climate Diplomacy
10.04: The Promise of Paris
10.05: Summary of Main Points
10.06: Sources
11: Economics Emissions Impacts and Policy
11.01: The Emissions Challenge
11.02: Quantifying the Economic Impacts of Climate Change
11.03: The Policy Challenge
11.04: Supplementary Readings and Sources
12: Cost-Effective Climate Policies
12.01: Incentives and the Source of Cost-Effectiveness
12.02: Current Policy- Market-Based and Regulatory Examples
12.03: Cap and Trade
12.04: In Depth- Incentives in US Automobile Policy
12.05: Conclusion
12.06: Sources
13: Two Evolving Energy Technology Pathways
13.01: Introduction
13.02: Fuel Cell Technology
13.03: 100 Renewable Grid
13.04: Merging of Transportation
13.05: Smart Grid Technology
13.06: Microgrid Technology
13.07: Summary
13.08: Sources
14: Environmentally Sustainable Transportation
14.01: Introduction and Background
14.02: Sustainable Transportation Solutions
14.03: Vehicle Automation
14.04: Improved Air-Conditioning Efficiency and Refrigerants
14.05: Key Takeaways
14.06: Sources
15: Technologies for Super Pollutants Mitigation
15.01: Why Should We Mitigate Short-Lived Climate Pollutants
15.02: Mitigating Black Carbon
15.03: Mitigating Methane
15.04: Mitigating Tropospheric Ozone
15.05: Mitigating Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)
15.06: Mitigating HFCs- The Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol
15.07: Conclusion
15.08: Sources
16: Enhancing Carbon Sinks in Natural and Working Lands
16.01: Natural and Working Lands in the Terrestrial Carbon Cycle
16.02: Soils Organic Matter and Greenhouse Gas Dynamics
16.03: The Role of Plants in Carbon Storage and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
16.04: Emissions Reduction via Agricultural Management
16.05: Soil Carbon Recovery and Sequestration
16.06: What Have We Learned So Far
16.07: Sources
17: Sea Level Rise from Melting Ice
17.01: How Ice Is Melting
17.02: History of Melting
17.03: What Can We Do
17.04: Sources
18: Atmospheric Carbon Extraction Scope Available Technologies and Challenges
18.01: Introduction
18.02: Capturing CO2 from the Atmosphere
18.03: Storing CO2 Removed from the Air
18.04: The California Story- Paying for Negative Emissions
18.05: Summary
18.06: Sources
19: Local Solutions
19.01: Localization and the Bioregional Transition
19.02: Green Infrastructure and Climate Action Planning
19.03: Natural Climate Solutions and Hybrid Approaches
19.04: Rooted Universities and the Green Infrastructure Nexus
19.05: What We Have Learned So Far
19.06: Sources
19.07: Acknowledgment