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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453365803321

Titolo

Conversations about energy [[electronic resource] ] : how the experts see America's energy choices / / introduction by George P. Shultz ; edited by Jeremy Carl and James E. Goodby

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stanford, Calif., : Hoover Institution Press, Stanford University, c2010

ISBN

0-8179-1306-8

0-8179-1308-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 p.)

Collana

Hoover Institution Press publication ; ; no. 605

Altri autori (Persone)

CarlJeremy

GoodbyJames E

Disciplina

333.790973

Soggetti

Power resources - United States

Energy policy - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Book Title; Contents; Preface; Introduction - George P. Shultz; Recommendations; Session 1: Distributed Energy; Session 2: What Can We Do To Boost Energy Efficiency?; Session 3: The Nuclear Fuel Cycle; Session 4: Synthetic Biology and Its Applications in Energy; Session 5: Putting a Price on Carbon; Session 6: A Sustained Research and Development Policy; Session 7: Emerging International Energy Relationships; Appendix 1; Working with China and India; What Can America Do with China? - David Victor

The U.S.-India Climate and Energy Relationship:Dealing with a Power-Starved Country- Jeremy CarlAppendix 2; Members of the Shultz-Stephenson Task Force onEnergy Policy; Appendix 3; Conference Agenda; Conference Participants

Sommario/riassunto

Drawn from the Hoover Institution's Shultz-Stephenson Task Force on Energy Policy January 2010 conference, this book discusses critical energy issues including, energy and synthetic biology, cap and trade and carbon tax policies, energy efficiency, international energy relationships, and other key topics. The contributors present a range of ideas and recommendations that might improve the performance of the



United States in responding to the energy challenge.