Air Pollution, Clean Energy and Climate Change. Anilla Cherian
Table of Contents
1 Cover
5 Preface
6 1 Destroying Lives and Evidenced in Plain Sight 1.1 Now or Never: The Urgency of Linked Action on Clean Air and Clean Energy in the Struggle Against Climate Change 1.2 Time to Look Beyond UN SILOS on Sustainable Energy and Climate Change to Curb Toxic Air Pollution: Why Non‐Nation‐State Actors (NNSAs) Matter in the Fight for Clean Air, Clean Energy and Climate 1.3 Mapping the Scope of the World’s Largest Environmental Health Risk: Why Curbing Particulate Matter Air Pollution Matters for Millions of Lives 1.4 Outlining Scope of Work: Brief Overview and Caveats as to Limitations References
7 2 Identifying the Locus for Global Action on Clean Energy and Climate Change within the UN 2.1 Background: Confronting Global Neglect of Climate Related Health Risks 2.2 Segregated UN Goal Silos on Clean Energy and Climate Change 2.3 Delving into the UN Acronym Soup on Partnerships for Sustainable Development 2.4 Conclusion: Confusion Rather Than Clarity Prevails with Segregated Silos and Partnerships on Sustainable Energy and Climate Change References
8 3 Looking Beyond the Global Climate Change Negotiations Silo 3.1 Time to Look Beyond Tense Annual Climate Negotiations: Developing Countries’ Urgent Needs 3.2 Shedding Some Light on Clean Energy and Climate Action by NNSAs Within the UNFCCC: A Brief Overview of the Clean Development Mechanism 3.3 Role of NNSAs in the PA: Explosive Growth but Still Operating from the Margins of the UNFCCC Negotiations Framework 3.4 Moving Beyond the Hype: Need for a Twenty‐First Century Inclusive Framework on NNSAs Partnership on Climate and Clean Energy References
9 4 On the Frontlines for Clean Air and Climate Action 4.1 The Urgency of Curbing Urban Air Pollution: Layering of Ill Health and Morbidity Burdens 4.2 On the Front Lines: Role of Cities as the Loci for Linked Action on Clean Air and Climate 4.3 Toxic Air: Why the Future of Integrated Action on Clean Air and Clean Energy Lies with India and Indian Cities 4.4 Looking towards a Cleaner/Greener Future References
10 5 The Urgency of Curbing SLCPs 5.1 Understanding the Relevance of Reducing PM Pollution: Context and Background 5.2 The Urgency of Curbing BC Emissions: Human Health and Climate Implications 5.3 The Most Successful Regional Air Pollution Treaty Which Other Regions Could Benefit From?: Brief Overview of CLRTAP and the Gothenburg Protocol 5.4 Curbing the Toxic Pall Over Cities and Regions: Measures to be Considered 5.5 Conclusion References
11 6 The Nexus between Mitigating Air Pollution and Climate Change is Crucial 6.1 Urgency of Integrated Action on Clean Air and Climate: Reframing and Breaking Silos 6.2 NNSA – Private Sector’s Shift Away from Fossil Fuels but Where is the Change for the Energy Poor?: Snapshot View of Two Different CEOs on the Risk of Climate Change 6.3 Leaning into the Nexus on Clean Energy, Clean Air and Climate Responsive Action Matters 6.4 Global Action on Clean Air, Clean Energy and Climate Mitigation Cannot be Implemented in Segregated Silos 6.5 Conclusion References
12 Index
List of Tables
1 Chapter 2Table 2.1 Challenge area and indicative targets listed in WEHAB energy repo...
2 Chapter 3Table 3.1 ‘Energy’ related ‘Coalitions’ within the One Planet process.Table 3.2 ‘CLIMATE’ related ‘COALITIONS’ within the One Planet process.
3 Chapter 4Table 4.1 Total number of ‘settlements’ and countries in the WHO ambient ai...
4 Chapter 5Table 5.1 Key findings about BC.Table 5.2 Convention on long‐range transboundary air pollution: status of r...Table 5.3 Emission reduction commitments for PM2.5 for 2020 and beyond (exc...Table 5.4 Review of 20 years of air pollution control in Beijing: key actio...Table 5.5 List of measures to curb individual SLCPs by key emitting sector....Table 5.6 Sample policies and actions to support a new or updated NDC.
5 Chapter 6Table 6.1 Climate influence of Big Tech.Table 6.2 Renewable energy generation highlights by region.
List of Illustrations
1 Chapter 1Figure 1.1 History of global temperature change (IPCC/AR6 SPM).Figure 1.2 Global GHG emissions by gas.(Note: Details about the sources ...Figure 1.3 Global GHG emissions from all sources.Figure 1.4 Absolute GHG emissions