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Autore: |
Lowry John
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Titolo: |
Avoiding Carbon Apocalypse Through Alternative Energy : Life After Fossil Fuels / / by John Lowry
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Pubblicazione: | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017 |
Edizione: | 1st ed. 2017. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (IX, 150 p. 110 illus.) |
Disciplina: | 621.042 |
Soggetto topico: | Renewable energy resources |
Sustainable development | |
Renewable and Green Energy | |
Sustainable Development | |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Introduction -- Energy Produced and Carbon Released From Fossil Fuels and Amount of Alternative Energy Required to Replace This -- Electrical Super Grids -- Alternative, Sustainable an Nuclear Energy -- Hydrogen and Other Synthesized Fuels -- Energy Storage -- Economics -- Land Transport Without Fossil Fuels -- Air and Sea Transport Without Fossil Fuels -- Do We Have the Resources? -- Energising the World From Non-Fossil Fuel Sources -- Final Infrastructure -- Avoiding Carbon Apocalypse -- Appendix. |
Sommario/riassunto: | This important book lays bare the dangers of global warming caused by carbon dioxide emissions stemming from fossil fuel use, and proposes pathways toward mitigation. A discussion of the current main uses of fossil fuels acts as a basis for presenting viable, economically sound alternatives. The author outlines a clear, practical strategy for establishing a carbon-free future by deploying proven policy structures and technologies that are already commercially available. . |
Titolo autorizzato: | Avoiding Carbon Apocalypse Through Alternative Energy ![]() |
ISBN: | 3-319-52195-0 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910253977103321 |
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