The Climate Bonus: Co-benefits of Climate Policy

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Acknowledgements
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1 Introduction
2 The big picture: how climate policies are linked to co-benefits
	Fossil fuels and industrial processes
	Land use and agriculture
		Forest protection
		Agriculture
	Waste management
	Grouping the co-benefits
3 Cleaner air: cutting fossil fuel pollution
	Acid, dust and ozone: the downside of fossil fuels
		Health effects
		Ecosystem effects
		The big clean-up: is it working?
	Relevant climate policies
		Cutting energy consumption
		Low-carbon energy
		Emission controls
		Forests and other land-use changes
	Co-benefits
		Health benefits in the UK
		Health and ecosystem benefits in Europe
		Health and ecosystem benefits worldwide
		Methane, ozone and black carbon
		Indoor air pollution
	Conflicts
		End-of-pipe solutions
		Diesel for transport
		Air pollution from biofuels
		Nuclear pollution
		Geo-engineering
	The way forward
4 Greener land: forests, food and farming
	Relevant climate policies
		Protecting and increasing forest carbon
		Increasing carbon stored in agricultural soils
		Agroforestry and perennial crops
		Reduced emissions from nitrogen fertilisers
		Reducing methane emissions
		Bioenergy
		Improving yields
		Eating less meat and dairy produce
	Co-benefits
		Forests
		Agriculture
	Conflicts
		Problems with forest carbon schemes
		Bioenergy and biochar
		Feeding the world
	The way forward
		Food, fuel, forests: a balanced approach to land use
		Valuing ecosystems: making REDD work
		Sustainable biofuels
		Sustainable food
5 Secure and safe energy: adapting to Peak Oil
	Cheap energy – the end of an era?
		Peak Oil
		Peak Gas
		Peak Coal
		Market concentration: who’s got the power?
		Diminishing returns: the EROI problem
		Energy crunch: growing demand; inadequate investment
	Relevant climate policies
		Cutting energy consumption
		Renewables
		Nuclear
		Fuel switching
	Co-benefits
		Secure energy
		Affordable energy
		Safe, clean, sustainable energy
		Energy access for all
	Conflicts
		Fossil fuels: ‘Drill, baby, drill!’?
		Nuclear power
		Variable renewables: what happens when the wind stops?
		Biofuels
		Other impacts of renewables
	The way forward
6 Less waste: a resource-efficient economy
	Materials: a hidden source of carbon emissions
		Trends in material use
		Carbon omissions
		The material efficiency challenge
	Relevant climate policies
		Recycling
		Reuse and re-manufacture
		Resource-efficient production
		Cutting consumer waste
		Dematerialising the economy
	Co-benefits
		Peak everything: conserving valuable resources
		Resource wars: reducing conflict
		Clean planet: reducing environmental and social impacts
		Less waste: reducing disposal problems
		Saving money: don’t waste our waste
		New businesses, happy customers
	Conflicts
		Rare metals for clean technology
		Trade and international development
	The way forward
		Resource sufficiency: living within our means
		Developing countries: escaping the resource curse
7 A stronger economy: long-term stability and prosperity
	Relevant climate policies
		Resource efficiency
		Low-carbon energy
		Lifestyle changes
		Caps and taxes
	Co-benefits
		Jobs
		Cost savings
		Competitiveness, innovation and new business opportunities
		A secure and stable economy
	Conflicts
		The cost barrier: can we afford the future?
		Competition: a mass exodus to pollution havens?
		Fuel poverty: hitting the poor hardest
		Developing countries: catch-up or leapfrog?
		Cost savings versus carbon savings: the rebound effect
		Is endless growth possible? The 9-billion-tonne hamster says no
	The way forward
		Safe carbon limits
		Mobilising investment in low-carbon technologies
		Cushioning the transition
		New economic thinking
8 Health and well-being: benefits of a low-carbon lifestyle
	Relevant climate policies
		Eating better
		Driving less
		Less materialistic lifestyles
	Co-benefits
		Health and fitness
		Safer, quieter streets
		Stronger communities
		Beyond shopping: buy less, work less, be happy?
	Conflicts
	The way forward
		Promoting lifestyle changes
		Encouraging low-impact diets
		Enabling sustainable travel choices
		Achieving a better work–life balance
9 Joining the dots
	The Climate Bonus
	Health and well-being: the heart of sustainability
	Looking at the big picture
	A tale of two strategies
		Isolated policies: fossil fuel lock-in
		Joined-up policies: a green economy
	An integrated policy framework
		General policies
		Specific areas
Notes
References
Index