"Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming" by Paul Hawken, 2016. [book review]

Tegler, Brent

doi:10.22621/cfn.v131i2.2007

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“…Instead, experts are turning their attention to more comprehensive approaches that include support for regulatory and technological solutions while shining a light on the behavior of individuals and their communities as pathways to reduce emissions (Biglan et al, 2020;Faber et al, 2012;Hawken, 2017). This renewed emphasis on human behavior and the design of effective interventions to reduce emissions on large scales will be the focus of the rest of this article.…”

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Rebooting Behavioral Science to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Bonner

Biglan

2021

Behav. Soc. Iss.

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There is no question that climate change threatens the very existence of the human species. Indeed, there is mounting evidence that the sixth mass extinction event is well and truly underway. Mitigating the threats imposed by a warming climate requires a dynamic and coordinated approach, including a strong international coalition embodied by the Paris Agreement, significant investment in technological innovations to redesign the way resource-intensive commodities are produced, and a renewed emphasis on shifting climate-relevant behavior toward more sustainable alternatives. The latter has been largely neglected by the international community and funding agencies. This article serves to identify the international context in which efforts to reduce emissions using behavioral science are embedded. We highlight some of the work of behavioral scientists to enhance pro-environmental behavior that will prove vital to large-scale efforts to reduce emissions. We propose a model for designing experimental evaluations of multisector community interventions to reduce emissions on large scales. Finally, we issue a call to action for behavioral scientists and community organizers to collaborate in a new age of behavioral science research to curb the climate crisis. Keywords Climate change . Community intervention . Greenhouse gas emissionsThe imminent and existential threats posed by a warming climate have been well documented (see Grant, 2011, and Thompson, 2010, for reviews). Achieving net-zero emissions as soon as possible is vital to mitigating these threats. But anthropogenic emissions continue to rise (Jackson et al., 2018), and climate-induced human migrations (termed "climigrations") are in full flux across the globe (Palinkas, 2020). The harsh impacts of climate change on human well-being are no longer in the future. They have arrived in full force.

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Section: Pillars Of the International Approach To Reduce Emissionsmentioning

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Rebooting Behavioral Science to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Bonner

Biglan

2021

Behav. Soc. Iss.

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“…Solid-state cooling is one of the alternatives that overcome the shortcomings of VC cooling technology [4]. Solid-state cooling systems are more contemporary options that eliminate the need for compressors and conventional liquid or vapor refrigerants [5]. The external fields can be mechanical, magnetic, or electric to produce the cooling, correspondingly known as mechanocaloric [6], magnetocaloric [7], and electrocaloric (EC) [8].…”

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Simulation study on the effect of operating and materials parameters on electrocaloric device for battery cooling

Rabadiya,

Saurabh,

Patel

2024

Phys. Scr.

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The present simulation work discusses the effect of different electric pulses, operating temperatures, electrodes and substrate materials on electrocaloric performance. The electrocaloric effect (ECE) is analyzed using poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene-chlorofluoroethylene) P(VDF-TrFE-CFE) polymer with electrode. The P(VDF-TrFE-CFE) film (100 µm) shows an effective adiabatic temperature change (∆Tad)effective (considering losses) of 4.01 K at 100 MV/m when a square electric field (E) pulse is used. An effect of electrode and substrate layer thickness is also analyzed; the electrocaloric performance decreases with an increase in the thickness of the substrate layer. A smartphone battery's surface (7 cm × 3 cm) is considered for cooling by the proposed design. The simulation study shows the temperature of the battery's surface/source dropped from 313.15 K to ~298 K, ~297.5 K, and ~293.5 K when air cooling, the EC device in contact with the battery (no ECE, E=0) and EC device in contact with battery (with ECE, E =100 MV/m), respectively are used in ~6.5 seconds. The proposed EC device design can provide new insight for mobile or other electronic cooling applications.

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Climate Change and the Future of Democracy

Deese

2019

Environmental Challenges and Solutions

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Aims and ScopeThe Environmental Challenges and Solutions series aims to improve our understanding of the Earth's most important environmental challenges, and how we might more effectively solve or at least mitigate these challenges. Books in this series focus on environmental challenges and solutions in particular geographic regions ranging from small to large spatial scales. These books provide multidisciplinary (technical, socioeconomic, political, etc.) analyses of their environmental challenges and the effectiveness of past and present efforts to address them. They conclude by offering holistic recommendations for more effectively solving these challenges now and into the future. All books are written in a concise and readable style, making them suitable for both specialists and non-specialists starting at first year graduate level.

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"Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming" by Paul Hawken, 2016. [book review]

Cited by 9 publications

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Rebooting Behavioral Science to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Rebooting Behavioral Science to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Simulation study on the effect of operating and materials parameters on electrocaloric device for battery cooling

Climate Change and the Future of Democracy

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