Energy and climate : vision for the future / / Michael B. McElroy |
Autore | McElroy Michael B. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (281 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.790973 |
Collana | Oxford scholarship online |
Soggetto topico |
Energy development - United States
Energy development - China Energy development - Environmental aspects Energy development - Environmental aspects - United States Energy development - Environmental aspects - China Power resources - United States Power resources - China Power resources - Environmental aspects - United States Power resources - Environmental aspects - China Climatic changes Power resources - Environmental aspects |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-19-755964-6
0-19-049034-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465310403321 |
McElroy Michael B. | ||
Oxford, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2016 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Energy and climate : vision for the future / / Michael B. McElroy |
Autore | McElroy Michael B. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (281 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.790973 |
Collana | Oxford scholarship online |
Soggetto topico |
Energy development - United States
Energy development - China Energy development - Environmental aspects Energy development - Environmental aspects - United States Energy development - Environmental aspects - China Power resources - United States Power resources - China Power resources - Environmental aspects - United States Power resources - Environmental aspects - China Climatic changes Power resources - Environmental aspects |
ISBN |
0-19-049035-7
0-19-755964-6 0-19-049034-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910798424503321 |
McElroy Michael B. | ||
Oxford, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2016 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Energy and climate : vision for the future / / Michael B. McElroy |
Autore | McElroy Michael B. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (281 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.790973 |
Collana | Oxford scholarship online |
Soggetto topico |
Energy development - United States
Energy development - China Energy development - Environmental aspects Energy development - Environmental aspects - United States Energy development - Environmental aspects - China Power resources - United States Power resources - China Power resources - Environmental aspects - United States Power resources - Environmental aspects - China Climatic changes Power resources - Environmental aspects |
ISBN |
0-19-049035-7
0-19-755964-6 0-19-049034-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810322503321 |
McElroy Michael B. | ||
Oxford, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2016 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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