Climate change and global energy security : technology and policy options / Marilyn A. Brown and Benjamin K. Sovacool.

Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, [2011], ©2011.

x, 416 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Motivation and organization of the book -- A tale of five challenges -- Technologies for mitigating climate change -- Technologies for geo-engineering and adaptation -- Barriers to effective climate and energy policies -- Overcoming barriers to effective climate and energy policies -- The case for polycentric implementation -- Case studies -- Conclusions.