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Authors: Anthony Giddens

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sustainable development and
60
society
see
civil society; public attitudes
Socolow, Robert
140
solar energy
127
Germany
79
present technology
131
,
136
–
7
status of
138
sun's outupt
16
UK
85
Somalia
215
South Africa
207
Copenhagen Accord
191
–
2
,
193
Kyoto negotiations
188
South Korea
207
authoritarian modernization
77
Soviet Union
222
planning
95
,
98
–
9
see also
Russia
Spain
environmental performance
82
–
3
,
92
local solutions
168
Sri Lanka
180
states
adaptation
97
,
165
agriculture and
70
authoritarian
76
–
7
,
208
bad governance
215
–
16
business lobbies
96
,
144
civil war
215
climate change on agenda
96
coalitions and collaborations
220
–
2
econometric studies
148
ensuring
71
–
2
,
94
inertia of
92
innovative technology and
140
–
6
as insurer
177
–
8
international agreements and
4
leadership of problem
107
levels of
5
local and regional integration with
97
market intervention
95
–
6
natural resources of
215
planning
98
political and economic convergence
95
as poverty traps
214
–
16
precautionary principle
57
responsibility of industrialized
9
security concerns
90
–
1
sovereignty of
209
–
13
support from citizens
94
thinking ahead
94
–
5
see also
democracy; local governance; regions
Stavins, Robert
198
Stern, Nicholas
48
–
9
stewardship
62
Storms of My Grandchildren
(Hansen)
28
–
9
Strahan, David
38
subsidiarity
168
Sudan
215
,
216
drought
179
–
80
resources and conflict
205
,
208
Sunstein, Cass
56
–
9
Suntech
223
Sununu, John H.
122
sustainability
concept of
61
–
2
future generations and
52
–
3
green principles and
51
politics of
71
‘sustainable development'
59
–
61
Sustainability Index
61
–
2
Sustainable Consumption and Production Action Plan
169
Sustainable Society Index (SSI)
65
Sweden
Arctic resources
204
carbon tax
153
Carstedt and biofuels
127
–
8
energy efficiencies
35
environmental performance
77
–
9
,
87
nuclear power
51
as utopia
160
Swiss Re
177
Switzerland
215
environmental performance
77
nuclear power
134
systems analysis
neglecting
58
Tajikistan
179
,
208
Talberth, John
64
Tata, Ratan
46
taxes, carbon
78
–
9
,
91
,
96
–
7
concepts of
151
–
3
Denmark
81
EU and
84
,
195
–
9
,
201
handicap for business
7
as incentives
152
industrial lobbies and
122
oil-rich countries and
218
Rowntree on the UK
154
–
6
taxing polluters
148
UK Climate Change levy
83
–
4
technology
230
,
231
–
2
assessing new
66
,
121
discussion of
121
eco-towns
145
economics of
141
expansion of
17
green principles and
51
,
73
industry's R&D
142
innovations
10
investing in low-carbon
89
policies for
117
present low-carbon
131
–
40
questions concerning
7
shale extraction of gas
40
–
1
spill-over effects
144
–
5
state role in innovation
140
–
6
storing energy
145
–
6
subsidies
96
third industrial revolution
129
–
31
unknown future of
61
utopian ideals
160
–
2
see also
low-carbon living; science
terrorism and oil
217
–
18
Tesco
123
Thatcher, Margaret
83
Thoreau, Henry David
50
,
51
Thumin, Joshua
158
–
9
tidal and wave energy
85
,
131
,
134
tourism
167
,
168
Transparency International
216
transport
carbon tax
155
fossil fuel lobbies
121
–
2
low-carbon living
161
–
2
see also
car industry
Tunisia
218
Tusk, Donald
197
Tyndall Centre for Climate Change
Research
158
,
194
Tyndall, John
11
Uganda
215
Ukraine
219
Chernobyl
134
uncertainty, coping with
6
United Kingdom
carbon tax
154
–
6
Climate Change Act
84
Climate Change Committee
118
,
119
coal
132
coast management
172
–
3
coastal management
181
Energy Act
84
energy markets
42
–
3
environmental performance
83
–
7
,
91
floods in
170
–
2
,
177
,
181
Foresight
report
67
–
8
imperialism and oil
34
nuclear power
132
political consensus
117
–
19
public attitudes
103
–
5
,
105
–
8
resists EU tax
198
scientists defend evidence
24
weather events and
166
wind power
134
–
5
United Nations
Adaptation Fund
163
Bali conference
189
Cancun conference
193
–
4
climate change leadership of
3
–
4
,
208
,
227
–
8
Copenhagen conference
190
–
2
decline of
210
Kyoto conference
185
–
9
Millennium Declaration
214
successes of
211
–
13
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
job creation and
147
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
185
United States
Arctic resources
203
–
4
Bush outlook and
209
,
212
–
13
car use
160
carbon markets
199
,
200
–
1
carbon tax
153
–
4
Clean Energy and Security Act
88
coal use
41
,
47
,
136
collaboration with China
222
–
4
dependence on oil
44
earthquakes
177
Energy Policy Conservation Act
35
–
6
energy use
33
,
45
environmental performance
87
–
90
,
91
hurricanes
174
–
5
,
176
,
177
importance of
230
–
2
industrial lobby groups
122
job creation
148
–
50
low-emission cars
109
Middle East and oil
9
,
34
,
39
,
47
NAFTA
210
oil source
36
opposes emissions agreements
185
–
7
plastic trees
52
polarized politics
117
public attitudes
105
re-engages in negotiations
190
–
1
resource conflicts
207
–
8
sulphur dioxide emissions
198
–
9
weather events
165
United States Geological Survey
Emergency Events Database
178
–
9
Uzbekistan
208
Venus
28
–
9
Victor, David
40
Vietnam
Climate Risk Index
179
,
180
Wal-Mart
123
,
124
Waldpolenz Solar Park
79
Water Framework Directive
169
water vapour
11

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