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The Tesla Revolution : Why Big Oil is Losing the Energy War /
The invention of the electric car is reshaping the global economy, its dependence on oil, and reducing the impact on climate.
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amstedam :
Amsterdam University Press,
[2017]
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Table of Contents; Prologue; Special Introduction; Chapter 1
- The Tesla Revolution; 1. Did Tesla pay you to use this title?; 2. What makes Tesla such an important part of this revolution?; 3. What is Tesla's history?; 4. What is Elon Musk's goal?; 5. Tesla's master plan doesn't stop with cars, does it?; 6. Is cheap solar energy the other driver of this revolution?; 7. Will electric cars really take over before 2030?; 8. Why is the price of electric cars declining so rapidly?; 9. How do developments in fuel cell cars compare?
- 10. What makes the Tesla Revolution so different from previous energy transformations?11. Have we already entered an era moving away from fossil fuels?; 12. How much energy does the world need?; 13. From fossil fuels to alternatives, what are the scenarios?; 14. So Big Oil is losing the energy war?; 15. What needs to be done to accelerate the Tesla Revolution?; 16. Are governments serious enough about this Revolution?; 17. Is this energy Revolution possible without subsidies?; 18. Why are low-income countries potentially winners?; Chapter 2
- A History of Fossil Fuel Dominance.
- 19. So the first Tesla Revolution started a good 100 years ago?20. What was the second chapter of the industrial energy revolution?; 21. How did the 1970s-1980s oil crises change our energy outlook?; 22. When did we discover oil?; 23. What was our main source of energy before oil?; 24. What's the 'miracle of oil'?; 25. Are we still discovering enough oil?; 26. What is the history of solar energy?; 27. How much does it cost to live off the grid?; 28. Is wind energy a great success as well?; Chapter 3
- The Petrodollar and the Geopolitics of Oil; 29. Oil and power-who is leading whom?
- 30. What happened after the Second World War?31. Wasn't the war in Iraq after 9/11 all about oil as well?; 32. Didn't oil play a role in the first Gulf war too?; 33. What's all this talk about the petrodollar?; 34. So oil is a weapon in a financial, economic war?; 35. Does natural gas play a role in this new 'cold war' too?; Chapter 4
- Peak Oil Revisited: The End of Cheap Oil; 36. Why hasn't world oil production peaked yet?; 37. When will we reach world peak oil?; 38. So the era of cheap oil is already over?; 39. How did shale oil grow so quickly?
- 40. Why are experts and the media always wrong on oil prices?41. What are the oil market implications of rising oil prices?; 42. Is future oil production at risk?; 43. How much can 'cheap' OPEC production grow?; 44. How important is Saudi Arabia in this respect?; Chapter 5
- Climate Change and the World of Energy; 45. Is the climate really changing?; 46. What is the role of carbon dioxide (CO2)?; 47. Hasn't climate always changed?; 48. What is different this time?; 49. What are the risks of our 'climate experiment'?; 50. What is the consensus among scientists?