Sustainable energy solutions for climate change
"Renewable energy expert Mark Diesendorf issues a powerful challenge in this clear and comprehensive guide to the technology and policies we need to adopt to ensure an ecologically sustainable energy future for the planet. Sustainable Energy Solutions for Climate Change brings together the science, technology, economics and policy issues to provide a unique and truly interdisciplinary approach. It details the enormous recent changes in the energy sector and profiles the renewable energy technologies that can transform our fossil-fuelled energy systems into ecologically sustainable ones. The book provides in-depth analysis of: scenarios for transitioning our polluting energy system to one based on the efficient use of renewable energy; sustainable transport and planning for better cities; why nuclear energy is not the answer; the politics and policies of climate change mitigation; myths about wind and solar energy and energy efficiency; what people can do to overcome vested interests and push reluctant governments to take effective action"-- Provided by publisher
Print Book, English, 2014
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, London, 2014
xxiv, 356 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780415706094, 9780415706148, 9781459673571, 9781742233901, 9781742246703, 0415706092, 0415706149, 1459673573, 1742233902, 1742246702
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Foreword / by Ian Lowe
Part A. Basic concepts and scenarios
Energy and its greenhouse gas emissions
Energy resources and technologies
Sustainable energy scenarios
Part B. Which technologies are sustainable?
Saving energy
Renewable energy technology impacts
Is nuclear energy a solution?
Transport and urban form
Part C. Policies, strategies, politics and actions
General policies for the Great Transition
Targeted policies for renewable energy
Who will drive the transition?
Citizen action
Conclusion
Appendix: What you can do
Glossary
Abbreviations
Units and conversion factors
List of tables, figures and boxes
"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--Title page verso