The National Academies Summit on America's Energy Future [[electronic resource] ] : summary of a meeting / / Steve Olson and Robert W. Fri, editors

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2008
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (179 p.)
• Disciplina: 333.790973
• Soggetto topico: Energy policy - United States; Power resources - United States
• Altri autori: FriRobert W OlsonSteve <1956->
• Note generali: "Committee for the National Academies Summit on America's Energy Future."; Chronicles the discussions of the summit held in Washington, D.C. March 13-14, 2008.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Part I: The Current Context -- 1 A Growing Sense of Urgency -- 2 The Challenge of Global Warming -- 3 The Developing World-The Case of China -- Part II: Energy Supplies -- 4 Petroleum and Natural Gas -- 5 Coal -- 6 Nuclear Power -- 7 Biofuels -- 8 Other Renewable Sources of Energy -- Part III: Energy Uses -- 9 Transportation -- 10 Buildings and Industry -- Part IV: Meeting the Challenge -- 11 Pathways to a Sustainable Future -- 12 The Public Sector Response -- 13 The Role of the Private Sector-The Case of Google -- 14 Barriers and Potential -- References -- Appendixes -- Appendix A: America's Energy Future Project -- Appendix B: Speakers at the Summit -- Appendix C: Summit Agenda -- Appendix D: Units of Measure and Equivalences.
• Titolo autorizzato: The National Academies Summit on America's Energy Future
• ISBN: 0-309-18539-4; 9786611972929; 1-281-97292-4; 0-309-12479-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910808384403321
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