LEADER 04215nam 22007095 450 001 9910993941303321 005 20250408010341.0 010 $a9783031836039 010 $a3031836030 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-031-83603-9 035 $a(CKB)38337799300041 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-031-83603-9 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC32003996 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL32003996 035 $a(EXLCZ)9938337799300041 100 $a20250408d2025 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aEnergy Futures $eThe Story of Fossil Fuel, Greenhouse Gas, and Climate Change /$fby Daniel J. Soeder 205 $a2nd ed. 2025. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer Nature Switzerland :$cImprint: Springer,$d2025. 215 $a1 online resource (XIV, 378 p. 49 illus., 45 illus. in color.) 311 08$a9783031836022 311 08$a3031836022 327 $a1 The Anomaly -- 2 The Energy Past -- 3 The Energy Present -- 4 The Politics of Climate Denial -- 5 Greenhouse Gas and Climate Change -- 6 Replacing Fossil Fuels -- 7 Decarbonizing Electricity -- 8 Zero Carbon Vehicles -- 9 Mitigation by Geoengineering -- 10 The Energy Future -- 11 Leaving the Cradle -- 12 Summation. 330 $aThe second edition of this book updates some of the progress in clean energy and climate tech that has been made since the initial publication in 2022 and adds new material that was not available earlier, including information on energy from hydrogen, recent developments in geothermal technology, and progress on carbon dioxide removal. It also discusses changes in international climate policies, including a greater focus on loss and damage in the Global South and some restructuring of carbon offset economics in both North America and Europe. The objective of this book is to help the average, concerned reader better understand the links between fossil fuel, greenhouse gas, and climate change in a clear, explanatory format. It avoids sensationalism and politics, using plain language to explain the details of the science, how the science works, and how we know what we know. The book is referenced throughout with footnotes. It describes the history of fossil fuels, why fossil fuel combustion products are a problem, and what must be done to address the impacts on climate. Details include a number of energy engineering solutions to replace fossil fuels with renewable, clean energy, and information about a technology called geoengineering that can cool the planet and directly remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. Many people are pessimistic about the future and prepared to give up on addressing climate change. This book strives to maintain hope that humanity can and must solve this and other environmental problems. The climate crisis was caused by humans, and it can be addressed with human engineering. Responsible discussions by informed readers with their political leaders are a pathway for implementing solutions to climate change. 606 $aClimatology 606 $aRenewable energy sources 606 $aCogeneration of electric power and heat 606 $aFossil fuels 606 $aEnergy policy 606 $aEnergy policy 606 $aEngineering geology 606 $aClimate Sciences 606 $aRenewable Energy 606 $aFossil Fuel 606 $aEnergy Policy, Economics and Management 606 $aGeoengineering 615 0$aClimatology. 615 0$aRenewable energy sources. 615 0$aCogeneration of electric power and heat. 615 0$aFossil fuels. 615 0$aEnergy policy. 615 0$aEnergy policy. 615 0$aEngineering geology. 615 14$aClimate Sciences. 615 24$aRenewable Energy. 615 24$aFossil Fuel. 615 24$aEnergy Policy, Economics and Management. 615 24$aGeoengineering. 676 $a551.6 700 $aSoeder$b D. J.$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$01228011 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910993941303321 996 $aEnergy Futures$94464106 997 $aUNINA