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Includes bibliographical references.

1. Introduction to the climate problem (short form) -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. It's warming -- 1.3. It's us -- 1.4. We're sure -- 1.5. It's bad -- 1.6. We can fix it (but we'd better hurry) -- 1.7. Chapter conclusions

2. Introduction to climate solutions -- 2.1. Chapter introduction -- 2.2. Treat climate like the moral issue it is -- 2.3. Climate change as an adaptive challenge -- 2.4. Building new fossil infrastructure makes solving the problem harder -- 2.5. Speeding up the energy transition -- 2.6. The false choice between innovation and immediate, rapid emissions reductions -- 2.7. The folly of delay -- 2.8. Learning by doing only happens if we do! -- 2.9. How fast should we reduce emissions? -- 2.10. What we must do -- 2.11. Visualizing successful climate action -- 2.12. We have to do it all -- 2.13. Who's responsible? -- 2.14. Chapter conclusions

3. Tools of the trade -- 3.1. Beginning the journey -- 3.2. Rethinking the design process -- 3.3. Understanding capital stocks -- 3.4. Understanding key drivers of emissions -- 3.5. Creating structured scenario comparisons -- 3.6. More detailed breakdowns of savings from key options -- 3.7. A useful way to summarize total emission savings -- 3.8. Understanding technology cost curves -- 3.9. Scenario simulation tools -- 3.10. Life-cycle assessment -- 3.11. Understanding energy systems -- 3.12. Following good analytical practice -- 3.13. Chapter conclusions

4. Electrify (almost) everything -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Creating or adopting a business-as-usual (BAU) scenario -- 4.3. Analyzing electrification for a climate-positive scenario -- 4.4. Data sources -- 4.5. Assessing increases in electricity demand -- 4.6. What activities can't be easily electrified now? -- 4.7. A different type of electrification -- 4.8. Chapter conclusions

5. Decarbonize electricity -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Bringing the future into focus -- 5.3. What about system reliability? -- 5.4. What about 100% renewables? -- 5.5. Creating or adopting a business-as-usual scenario -- 5.6. Creating the climate-positive scenario -- 5.7. Data sources -- 5.8. Chapter conclusions

6. Minimize non-fossil warming agents -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. Sources of non-fossil emissions -- 6.3. Summary of non-fossil emissions by major category -- 6.4. Creating or adopting a business-as-usual scenario -- 6.5. Creating the climate-positive scenario -- 6.6. Data sources -- 6.7. Chapter conclusions

7. Efficiency and optimization -- 7.1. Introduction -- 7.2. Creating or adopting a business-as-usual scenario -- 7.3. Creating the climate-positive scenario -- 7.4. Chapter conclusions

8. Remove carbon -- 8.1. Introduction -- 8.2. Understanding carbon removal -- 8.3. Carbon removal is not a silver bullet -- 8.4. Carbon capture and storage is not the same as carbon removal -- 8.5. Carbon removal options -- 8.6. Potentials and costs for carbon removal -- 8.7. Creating or adopting a BAU scenario -- 8.8. Creating the climate-positive scenario -- 8.9. Chapter conclusions

9. Align incentives -- 9.1. Introduction -- 9.2. Making it easy -- 9.3. Changing the game -- 9.4. Fixing the rules -- 9.5. Building your scenarios -- 9.6. Chapter conclusions

10. Mobilize money -- 10.1. Introduction -- 10.2. Context -- 10.3. Price pollution -- 10.4. Subsidize investments and innovation -- 10.5. Redirect capital -- 10.6. Building your scenarios -- 10.7. Chapter conclusions

11. Elevate truth -- 11.1. Introduction -- 11.2. Public understanding about climate lags the science -- 11.3. What we must do -- 11.4. Chapter conclusions

12. Bringing it all together -- 12.1. Introduction -- 12.2. Telling a good story -- 12.3. The end of the journey -- 12.4. Big models or simpler spreadsheets? -- 12.5. Solving climate is a team sport -- 12.6. Cross-cutting issues -- 12.7. Focus on what matters most -- 12.8. Key pieces of the puzzle -- 12.9. Chapter conclusions : creating a climate-positive world

13. Our climate-positive future -- Appendix A. Introduction to the climate problem (long form) -- Appendix B. Modeling capital stock growth and turnover -- Appendix C. How we know that much existing fossil capital will need to retire -- Appendix D. Expanded Kaya decomposition -- Appendix E. Proper treatment of primary energy -- Appendix F. Estimated annual revenues from fossil fuel companies and tobacco companies in 2019 -- Appendix G. The effect of carbon prices on existing coal-fired electricity generation and retail gasoline prices.

This book frames the climate problem in a comprehensive way and cuts through common conceptual confusions that impede rapid action.

Advanced undergraduates and early-stage graduate students taking classes focused on climate solutions. Scientists, corporate leaders, investors, philanthropists and policymakers who want to learn how to assess climate solutions from two experts on this topic.

Also available in print.

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Jonathan Koomey studies the economics of solving climate change and the environmental effects of information technology. Ian Monroe has taught at Stanford University for over a decade and worked on climate challenges in over 30 countries.

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