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|a Healthy Solutions for the Low Carbon Economy |h [electronic resource] |b Guidelines for Investors, Insures and Policy Makers. |
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|a Boston,MA : |b Center for Health and the Global Environment-Harvard Medical School, |c 2008. |
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|a Reducing greenhouse gas emissions 80% (or more)
below 1990 levels with the aim of stabilizing the climate
will require rapidly scaling up a comprehensive
set of measures, primed with a coordinated mix of
financial and policy instruments.
This report examines the suite of energy choices
available -- the “stabilization wedges” -- through the
health and environmental lens. It is intended to
complement assessments of their technological and
economic feasibilities. The methodologies advanced
are: 1. Assessing the net energy balance; and 2.
Conducting a life cycle analysis of the potential health,
ecological and economic consequences of proposed
technologies and practices. Exploring the potential
consequences of new technologies can help separate
safe solutions to scale up today, from those warranting
further research before widespread adoption.
This report draws on precautionary tales passed down
by the insurance sector; namely the “long tails” of
decades of health, liability and insurance costs from
asbestos, tobacco, lead and industrial toxins. The
potential risks of mercury released during accidents
and disposal of compact fluorescent light bulbs (vs.
light-emitting diodes) is a current demonstration of the
potential economic ramifications of inadequately
assessing health and safety concerns.
This report describes the potential side effects of using
oil sands, shale oil and biomass to produce liquid
fuels for transport; coal combustion with CO2 capture
and storage; and nuclear fission. It also provides a
positive vision of intelligent grids, green buildings,
smart growth and hybrids of clean power generation
technologies in mobile and stationary systems.
While broad in scope, these guidelines are not
exhaustive, given the accelerating pace of innovation
and the need to control emissions of all greenhouse
gases.
The report pinpoints key private sector financial instruments
and addresses the financial architecture needed
to enable large-scale shifts in private investments. It
highlights the need for a substantial global fund for
adaptation and mitigation. We hope these guidelines help investors, insurers and
policymakers make well-informed decisions regarding
our future energy system. Weaning society from fossil
fuels is the highest priority, given their manifold health,
ecological and social costs. We believe that comprehensive,
bold, yet careful, planning can support a
path that optimizes adaptation and mitigation, maximizes
co-benefits and minimizes the unintended consequences
for health and the global environment. |
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|a Electronic reproduction. |c Florida International University, |d 2015. |f (dpSobek) |n Mode of access: World Wide Web. |n System requirements: Internet connectivity; Web browser software. |
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|a emission reduction, greenhouse gas. |
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