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Energy and climate : vision for the future /
In ""Energy and Climate: Vision for the Future, "" Harvard atmospheric scientist Michael B. McElroy provides a broad and comprehensive introduction to the issue of energy and climate change intended to be accessible for the general reader. The book includes chapters on energy bas...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
2016.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Energy and Climate; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Energy Basics; 3. The Contemporary US Energy System: Overview Including a Comparison with China; 4. Human-​Induced Climate Change: Why You Should Take It Seriously; 5. Human-​Induced Climate Change: Arguments Offered by Those Who Dissent; 6. Coal: Abundant but Problematic; 7. Oil: A Volatile Past, an Uncertain Future; 8. Natural Gas: The Least Polluting of the Fossil Fuels; 9. Nuclear Power: An Optimistic Beginning, a Clouded Future; 10. Power from Wind: Opportunities and Challenges
- 11. Power from the Sun: Abundant but Expensive12. Hydro: Power from Running Water; 13. Earth Heat and Lunar Gravity: Geothermal and Tidal Energy; 14. Plant Biomass as a Substitute for Oil in Transportation; 15. Limiting US and Chinese Emissions: The Beijing Agreement; 16. Vision for a Low-​Carbon-​Energy Future; Index