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Autore |
Cook P. J |
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Clean energy, climate and carbon [[electronic resource] /] / Peter J. Cook |
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Collingwood, Vic., : CSIRO Pub. |
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Leiden, : CRC, c2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-12849-6 |
9786613532374 |
0-643-10682-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (233 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Geological carbon sequestration |
Carbon dioxide mitigation |
Greenhouse gas mitigation |
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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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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-210) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 The context; Climate change science: the controversies; Global and national efforts to take action on climate change; About this book; 2 CO2 and climate change; Greenhouse gases; The nature of carbon dioxide; Carbon dioxide and earth's history; Weather versus climate; Causes of pre-human climate change; Distinguishing natural climate change from anthropogenic climate change; Sea level change as evidence for global warming; Global warming and extreme weather events; Act now or later?; Conclusions; 3 Where and why are we producing so much CO2? |
The production and use of energy and its impacts on CO2 emissions: an overviewThe use of fossil fuels; Two key sectors: electricity production and transport; Conclusions; 4 Technology options for decreasing CO2 emissions; Solar energy; Wind power; Hydroelectric power; Ocean energy; Biomass; Geothermal energy; Nuclear power; Sequestering CO2 through carbon capture and storage (CCS); Conclusion; 5 The mitigation mix; Population growth and the energy mix; Biofuels in the mix; Land requirements of different technologies; |
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