Energy transitions[electronic resource] :global and national perspectives
- 作者: Smil, Vaclav
- 出版:
- 版本: 2nd ed.
- 稽核項: 1 online resource (xi, 282 p.).
- 標題: Power resources , Renewable energy sources
- ISBN: 144085324X , 9781440853241
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- 附註: Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-271) and index
- 摘要: This book provides a detailed, global examination of energy transitions, supplying a long-term historical perspective, an up-to-date assessment of recent and near-term advances in energy production technology and implementation, and an explanation of why efforts to limit global warming and to shift away from fossil fuels have been gradual. * Presents historical coverage of energy production, energy use, and key technical and economic factors that affect the currently unfolding transitions * Offers insightful analysis of energy transitions on both the national and global scale to explain the possibilities and limitations of the process. Supplies a critical appraisal of new renewable conversions that makes clear their advantages and potential benefits as well as their inherent unavoidable limitations * Enables general readers to gain an in-depth understanding of energy transitions from the perspective of an acclaimed scientist with expertise in the fields of energy, environmental and population change, technical innovation, and public policy
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- 系統號: 005325027
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This book provides a detailed, global examination of energy transitions, supplying a long-term historical perspective, an up-to-date assessment of recent and near-term advances in energy production technology and implementation, and an explanation of why efforts to limit global warming and to shift away from fossil fuels have been gradual. * Presents historical coverage of energy production, energy use, and key technical and economic factors that affect the currently unfolding transitions * Offers insightful analysis of energy transitions on both the national and global scale to explain the possibilities and limitations of the process. Supplies a critical appraisal of new renewable conversions that makes clear their advantages and potential benefits as well as their inherent unavoidable limitations * Enables general readers to gain an in-depth understanding of energy transitions from the perspective of an acclaimed scientist with expertise in the fields of energy, environmental and population change, technical innovation, and public policy.
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