Energy
Perspectives, problems and prospects
The book shows how the world evolved to its present state in which humans exercise a powerful influence on global environmental change and emphasises our increasing reliance on fossil sources of energy; coal, oil and natural gas, and the problems that we face such as increases in the concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.The challenge now is to move to a new energy economy in which fossil fuels will play a smaller role so reducing our dependence on unreliable sources such as oil. The book concludes with a discussion of options for a more sustainable energy future, highlighting the potential for contributions from wind, sun, biomass, geothermal and nuclear, supplanting currently unsustainable reliance on coal, oil and natural gas.
Book details
- Physical description: 23.6 x 15.7 black 409pp
- Publisher: OUP USA
- Place of publication: New York, NY, USA
- ISBN: 9780195386110
- Classification: E703.2 -
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Keywords:
- history -
- Energy -
- Coal -
- Oil -
- gas -
- carbon cycle -
- wood -
- ethanol -
- Biomass -
- Wind Energy -
- water energy -
- energy use -
- carbon sequestration -
- low-carbon energy -
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Subjects:
- Economics, business and commerce -
- Carbon capture, transportation and storage -
- Coal -
- Energy engineering -
- Electricity from nuclear fuel -
- Oil and gas -
- Environment -
- Energy consumption -
- Natural gas -
- Organic Chemistry -
- Geothermal heat -
- Oil -
- Protection of ambient air and climate -
- Hydro power -
- Biomass -
- Resource use and management -
- Wind power -
- Solid fossil fuels and derived products -
- Wood and wood products -
- Biomass -
- Carbon capture and storage -
