01355nam--2200385---450-99000326459020331620090605135311.0978-0-7486-1889-7000326459USA01000326459(ALEPH)000326459USA0100032645920090605d2006----km-y0itay50------baengUK||||||||001yyAncient Greecefrom the Mycenaean palaces to the age of Homeredited by Sigrid Deger-Jalkotzy and Irene S. LemosEdinburghEdinburgh University Pressc2006XXIII, 695 p.ill., c. geogr.25 cmEdinburgh Leventis studies3Il volume raccoglie gli atti del 3. congresso della A. G. Leventis Foundation, tenuto all'Università di Edinburgh il 22-25 gennaio 20032001Edinburgh Leventis studiesGrecia anticaStoria [e] civiltàAtti di congressiBNCF938.01DEGER-JALKOTZY,SigridLEMOS,Irene S.ITsalbcISBD990003264590203316IX.3. 629205658 LMIX.3.00226074BKUMASENATORE9020090605USA011351SENATORE9020090605USA011353Ancient Greece1113343UNISA03790nam 22006612 450 991079235590332120151005020624.01-107-20843-21-107-71337-40-511-67732-40-511-68181-X0-511-68379-00-511-80263-30-511-67983-1(CKB)2670000000014310(EBL)502516(OCoLC)609860918(SSID)ssj0000357128(PQKBManifestationID)11254489(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000357128(PQKBWorkID)10351433(PQKB)10536681(UkCbUP)CR9780511802638(MiAaPQ)EBC502516(Au-PeEL)EBL502516(CaPaEBR)ebr10382912(PPN)261361309(EXLCZ)99267000000001431020141103d2010|||| uy| 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierBeyond smoke and mirrors climate change and energy in the 21st century /Burton Richter[electronic resource]Cambridge :Cambridge University Press,2010.1 online resource (xvi, 226 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).0-521-74781-3 0-521-76384-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Preface; List of units; List of conversion factors; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction; Part I. Climate: 2. Greenhouse Earth; 3. Climate modelling; 4. The past as proxy for the future; 5. Predicting the future; Part II. Energy: 6. Taking up arms against this sea of troubles; 7. How fast to move: a physicist's look at the economists; 8. Energy, emissions and action; 9. Fossil fuels: how much is there?; 10. Electricity, emission and pricing carbon; 11. Efficiency: the first priority; 12. Nuclear energy; 13. Renewables; 14. Biofuels: is there anything there?; 15. An energy summary; Part III. Policy: 16. US policy: new things, bad things, good things; 17. World policy action; 18. Coda; References; Index.Global climate change is one of the most important issues humanity faces today. This book assesses the sensible, senseless and biased proposals for averting the potentially disastrous consequences of global warming, allowing the reader to draw their own conclusions on switching to more sustainable energy provision. Burton Richter is a Nobel Prize-winning scientist who has served on many US and international review committees on climate change and energy issues. He provides a concise overview of our knowledge and uncertainties within climate change science , discusses current energy demand and supply patterns, and the energy options available to cut emissions of greenhouse gases. Written in non-technical language, this book presents a balanced view of options for moving from our heavy reliance on fossil fuels into a much more sustainable energy system, and is accessible to a wide range of readers without scientific backgrounds - students, policymakers, and the concerned citizen.Beyond Smoke & MirrorsClimatic changesForecastingRenewable energy sourcesForecastingTwenty-first centuryForecastsClimatic changesForecasting.Renewable energy sourcesForecasting.Twenty-first century363.738/74Richter Burton1931-1524962UkCbUPUkCbUPBOOK9910792355903321Beyond smoke and mirrors3766060UNINA