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1 online resource |
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Energy policies, politics and prices |
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Energy policies, politics and prices series.
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U.S. ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE: CLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITIES AND ADAPTATION EFFORTS; U.S. ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE: CLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITIES AND ADAPTATION EFFORTS; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: CLIMATE CHANGE: ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE RISKS AND ADAPTATION EFFORTS; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO FOUND; ABBREVIATIONS; BACKGROUND; CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AS A RISK MANAGEMENT TOOL; U.S. ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE IS INCREASINGLY VULNERABLE TO A RANGE OF PROJECTED CLIMATE-RELATED IMPACTS |
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ADAPTIVE MEASURES COULD REDUCE POTENTIAL CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON U.S. ENERGY INFRASTRUCTUREFEDERAL ROLE IN DIRECTLY ADAPTING ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE IS LIMITED, BUT SELECTED FEDERAL ENTITIES CAN PLAY AN IMPORTANT SUPPORTING ROLE IN DECISION MAKING AND ARE INITIATING ACTIONS TOWARD ADAPTATION; CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS; AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATIONS; APPENDIX I: OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY; APPENDIX II: SUMMARIES OF SELECTED FEDERAL ROLES IN ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE; Chapter 2: DOE CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION PLAN; CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION PLAN; CONCLUSION; APPENDICES |
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Chapter 3: CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE: KEY POINTSSUMMARY; BROAD SCIENTIFIC AGREEMENT ON MANY ASPECTSOF CLIMATE CHANGE; DEALING WITH UNCERTAINTIES; ISSUES FOR CONGRESS; PROJECTIONS OF FUTURE HUMAN-INDUCED CLIMATE CHANGE; IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE; SELECTED, RELATED CRS REPORTS; INDEX |
| Summary |
According to the NRC and the USGCRP, changes in the earth's climate- including higher temperatures, changes in precipitation, rising sea levels, and increases in the severity and frequency of severe weather events-are under way and expected to grow more severe over time. These impacts present significant risks to the nation's energy infrastructure. This book examines what is known about potential impacts of climate change on U.S. energy infrastructure; measures that can reduce climate-related risks and adapt energy infrastructure to climate change; and the role of the federal government in ada |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Climatic changes -- Economic aspects -- United States
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Climatic changes -- Government policy -- United States
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Climatic changes -- Risk assessment -- United States
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Infrastructure (Economics) -- Environmental aspects -- United States
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Energy policy -- United States
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Natural disasters -- United States -- Prevention -- Evaluation
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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Climatic changes -- Economic aspects
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Climatic changes -- Government policy
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Climatic changes -- Risk assessment
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Energy policy
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United States
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Ballard, Joanne R
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| LC no. |
2020677269 |
| ISBN |
9781634822879 |
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1634822870 |
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