Editors:
Presents a toolbox with a diverse ranget of methods for devising energy and climate policies
Focuses on methods that are sufficiently robust and adaptive to mitigate risks
Investigates climate change mitigation policies' implications for various sectors
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
About this book
Editors and Affiliations
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Electrical & Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Haris Doukas
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Industrial Management and Technology, University of Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece
Alexandros Flamos
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Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK
Jenny Lieu
About the editors
Dr. Alexandros Flamos is an Associate Professor at the University of Piraeus (UNIPI), Director of the Technoeconomics of Energy Systems Laboratory (TEESlab) of UNIPI and Editor in Chief at the Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning, and Policy (ESPB) scientific Journal (Taylor & Francis). He has a degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering, and a PhD in the area of Decision Support Systems (DSS) applied in energy and environmental policy and planning. At UNIPI and at the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) he teaches Energy Economics, Energy Technologies & Environment, Utilization of Renewable Energy Sources (RES), Management of Energy Sources, and Engineering Economics & Technoeconomics of Energy Systems at both under and post-graduate level. He has over 20 years of experience in the areas of DSS, Energy Management & Planning and Energy Modelling, and their applications for analysing energy policy scenarios, intra and cross-sectoral interactions of energy and climate policies, security of energy supply, business models, and energy pricing competitiveness. He is member of the research committee of UNIPI, and he has held the position of scientific coordinator / senior researcher in more than 30 European Commission (EC) funded projects (EC R&D FP5, FP6, FP7, H2020, IEE, MEDA, ENPI etc.) related to energy systems management, appraisal and planning. He has also worked a as consultant for projects funded by international donors (for example the European Investment Bank and EuropeAid). He has significant experience working as an Editor in Chief, Guest Editor and Editorial Board member for scientific journals. He also has published more than 100 papers in high impact international scientific journals (peer reviewed) and international conferences, and has been an invited speaker at major international energy policy events (MENAREC, Euro-Asia meetings, EU-GCC etc).
Dr Jenny Lieu is a Research Fellow at SPRU (Science Policy Research Unit) in the University of Sussex (UofS). She is currently the Co-Principal Investigator for TRANSrisk (TR), an EU Horizon 2020 project that evaluates risks and uncertainties in low-carbon transition pathways at national, regional and global levels. She has a diverse research background in energy and climate policy and innovation studies. Some of the research areas she has worked in include: policy evaluation and policy mixes (APRAISE, Assessment of Policy Interrelationships and Impacts on Sustainability in Europe, EU 7th Framework Programme); integration of energy, environment and climate modelling with stakeholder engagement; oils sands development and First Nations communities in Alberta, Canada (TR); new urbanism in Calgary (TR), Canada (University of Calgary); policy learning and transfer in the development of China’s renewable energy policy (Tsinghua University); fast breeder reactors in the UK (UofS and EDF); gender issues in agriculture (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development); and biogas applications and Clean Development Mechanism (UofS). In addition to her research activities, Jenny has also provided consultancy services, producing strategic recommendations for energy and environmental infrastructure firms and conducting policy analysis for international institutions. She has also been a Co-Editor of a Routledge Energy Transition books series and is a guest editor for a special issue in the journal Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Understanding Risks and Uncertainties in Energy and Climate Policy
Book Subtitle: Multidisciplinary Methods and Tools for a Low Carbon Society
Editors: Haris Doukas, Alexandros Flamos, Jenny Lieu
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03152-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019
License: CC BY
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-03151-0Published: 19 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-03152-7Published: 10 December 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 259
Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations, 34 illustrations in colour
Topics: Environmental Economics, Operations Research/Decision Theory, Climate Change Management and Policy, Energy Policy, Economics and Management, Public Policy
Industry Sectors: Engineering, Finance, Business & Banking