03465nam 22006731 450 991078905560332120230124192543.01-74224-168-91-74224-670-2(CKB)3710000000073335(EBL)1562661(OCoLC)939262681(SSID)ssj0001169013(PQKBManifestationID)11685594(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001169013(PQKBWorkID)11152022(PQKB)10673415(MiAaPQ)EBC1562661(Au-PeEL)EBL1562661(CaPaEBR)ebr10804786(EXLCZ)99371000000007333520131212d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSustainable energy solutions for climate change /Mark DiesendorfSydney :UNSW Press,2013.1 online resource (376 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-74223-390-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part A:Basic conceptsand scenarios; 1: Energy and its Greenhouse Gas Emissions; 2: Energy Resources and Technologies; 3: Sustainable Energy Scenarios; Part B: Which Technologies are Sustainable?; 4. Saving Energy; 5. Renewable Energy Technology Impacts; 6. Is Nuclear Energy a Solution?; 7: Transport and Urban Form; Part C: Policies, Strategies, Politics and Actions; 8. General Policies for the Great Transition; 9. Targeted Policies for Renewable Energy; 10. Who Will Drive the Transition?; 11. Citizen Action; 12. ConclusionAppendix: What You Can DoReferences and Notes; Glossary; Abbreviations; Units and Conversion Factors; Further Reading; List of Tables, Figures and Boxes; IndexThis book is a call to action on climate change, filled with clear and detailed information on the strategies we need to adopt to ensure a sustainable future for the planet. Unlike other books on the subject, it brings together both the technology and policy issues to provide a truly interdisciplinary approach. Mark Diesendorf provides a guide to our future energy options, outlining the enormous recent changes in the energy sector in Australia and internationally. Diesendorf argues that we now have the technologies needed to transform our fossil-fuel based energy systems into an ecologically sClimate change mitigationAustraliaClimate change mitigationGovernment policyAustraliaClimatic changesAustraliaScienceSocial aspectsAustraliaGreenhouse effect, AtmosphericResearchSustainable developmentAustraliaClimate change mitigationResearchAustraliaClimate change mitigationClimate change mitigationGovernment policyClimatic changesScienceSocial aspectsGreenhouse effect, AtmosphericResearch.Sustainable developmentClimate change mitigationResearch551.6Diesendorf Mark1156141MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910789055603321Sustainable energy solutions for climate change3816681UNINA