03698nam 2200817 450 991081032250332120230808194139.00-19-049035-70-19-755964-60-19-049034-9(CKB)3710000000747420(EBL)4705961(SSID)ssj0001691209(PQKBManifestationID)16539319(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001691209(PQKBWorkID)15064672(PQKB)25078942(StDuBDS)EDZ0002340965(MiAaPQ)EBC4705961(Au-PeEL)EBL4705961(CaPaEBR)ebr11274373(OCoLC)953456453(EXLCZ)99371000000074742020161013h20162016 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEnergy and climate vision for the future /Michael B. McElroyOxford, [England] ;New York, New York :Oxford University Press,2016.©20161 online resource (281 p.)Oxford scholarship onlinePreviously issued in print: 2016.0-19-049033-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 and tidal energy -- Plant biomass as a substitute for oil in transportation -- Limiting US and Chinese emissions : the Beijing agreement -- Vision for a low carbon energy future.In 'Energy and Climate', Harvard atmospheric scientist Michael B. McElroy provides a broad and comprehensive introduction to the issue of energy and climate change intended to be accessible for the general reader.Oxford scholarship online.Energy developmentUnited StatesEnergy developmentChinaEnergy developmentEnvironmental aspectsEnergy developmentEnvironmental aspectsUnited StatesEnergy developmentEnvironmental aspectsChinaPower resourcesUnited StatesPower resourcesChinaPower resourcesEnvironmental aspectsUnited StatesPower resourcesEnvironmental aspectsChinaClimatic changesPower resourcesEnvironmental aspectsEnergy developmentEnergy developmentEnergy developmentEnvironmental aspects.Energy developmentEnvironmental aspectsEnergy developmentEnvironmental aspectsPower resourcesPower resourcesPower resourcesEnvironmental aspectsPower resourcesEnvironmental aspectsClimatic changes.Power resourcesEnvironmental aspects.333.790973McElroy Michael B.1672552MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910810322503321Energy and climate4035972UNINA