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Autore |
McElroy Michael B. |
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Energy and climate : vision for the future / / Michael B. McElroy |
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Oxford, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2016 |
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©2016 |
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0-19-049035-7 |
0-19-755964-6 |
0-19-049034-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (281 p.) |
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Collana |
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Oxford scholarship online |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Energy development - United States |
Energy development - China |
Energy development - Environmental aspects |
Energy development - Environmental aspects - United States |
Energy development - Environmental aspects - China |
Power resources - United States |
Power resources - China |
Power resources - Environmental aspects - United States |
Power resources - Environmental aspects - China |
Climatic changes |
Power resources - Environmental aspects |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Previously issued in print: 2016. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- Energy basics -- The contemporary US energy system : overview including a comparison with China -- Human induced climate change : why you should take it seriously -- Human induced climate change : arguments offered by those who dissent -- Coal : abundant but problematic -- Oil : a volatile past, an uncertain future -- Natural gas : least polluting of the fossil fuels -- Nuclear power : an optimistic beginning, a clouded future -- Power from wind : opportunities and challenges -- Power from the sun : abundant but expensive -- Hydro : power from running water -- Earth heat and lunar gravity : geothermal |
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