
Adapt and Be Adept
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- Front Cover
- Advance Praise for Adapt and Be Adept
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Introduction
- Accepted but Ineffective Climate Policies
- Market Adaptation to Climate Change
- Filling Missing Market Niches
- To Adapt or Not to Adapt
- Conclusion
- Notes
- 2. Hydrocarbons Are Here to Stay
- Physics Realities of Wind and Solar
- More Hidden Costs
- Batteries Cannot Save the Grid or the Planet
- Moore's Law Misapplied
- The Physics Limits of Green Dreams and Energy Revolutions
- Digitalization Won't Uberize the Energy Sector
- Energy Revolutions Are Still beyond the Horizon
- Energy Productivity and Wealth: Keys for Adaptation to Everything
- Notes
- 3. The Political Realities of Climate Policy
- The Political Economy of Top-Down Climate Policy
- Polarized Views Make Reconciliation Difficult
- Turning to Markets
- Conclusion
- Notes
- 4. Merging Trade and Climate Policy
- Climate Policy Options and Trade
- The Threat of Trade Linkage
- A Snapshot of World Carbon Trade
- Balancing the Way Forward
- Conclusion
- Notes
- 5. Subsistence in Alaska Native Villages: Adapting in the Face of Climate Change and Government Regulations
- The Nature of Subsistence
- Adaptation Strategies
- How State and Federal Regimes Hinder Adaptation to Climate Change
- Maximizing ANV Adaptation under Existing Law and the Potential for Legal and Institutional Change
- Conclusion
- Notes
- 6. Improving Price Discovery to Accelerate Adaptation to Climate Change
- Background
- Theory
- Supply and Demand for Information and Price Discovery
- Incentives Induced by Information and Price Dynamics
- Adaptation Tools
- The Role of Government in Private Adaptation
- Conclusion
- Notes
- 7. Can Fire Insurance Manage Wildfire Risks in California?
- Notes
- Epilogue: Adaptation-Simple but Effective
- Notes
- Bibliography
- About the Contributors
- Index
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