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Energy

Perspectives, problems and prospects

McElroy, M B; 2010

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 -

Keywords: Wind Energy - Coal - Biomass - Energy - gas - Oil - history - carbon sequestration - ethanol - energy use - wood - carbon cycle - water energy - low-carbon energy

Subjects: Organic Chemistry, Energy engineering, Environment, Protection of ambient air and climate, Resource use and management, Economics, business and commerce, Electricity from nuclear fuel, Geothermal heat, Energy consumption, Carbon capture, transportation and storage, Wood and wood products, Coal, Natural gas, Oil and gas, Oil, Biomass, Solid fossil fuels and derived products, Wind power, Hydro power, Biomass, Carbon capture and storage