Fact and Fiction in Global Energy Policy : Fifteen Contentious Questions /

Energy sustainability and climate change are two of the greatest challenges facing humankind. Unraveling these complex and interconnected issues demands careful and objective assessment. Fact and Fiction in Global Energy Policy aims to change the prevailing discourse by examining fifteen core energy...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sovacool, Benjamin K.
Other Authors: Valentine, Scott V., Brown, Marilyn A.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2016]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Environment and Ecology.
Klimaänderung
Energiewirtschaft
Energiepolitik
Energy security.
Energy policy.
Energy industries.
Energy development.
Climatic changes.
Environment and ecology.
43.33 natural resources management.
climate change.
Securite energetique.
Climat > Changements.
Énergie > Developpement.
Industries energetiques.
Politique energetique.
Climate Change
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Energy sustainability and climate change are two of the greatest challenges facing humankind. Unraveling these complex and interconnected issues demands careful and objective assessment. Fact and Fiction in Global Energy Policy aims to change the prevailing discourse by examining fifteen core energy questions from a variety of perspectives, demonstrating how, for each of them, no clear-cut answer exists. Is industry the chief energy villain? Can we sustainably feed and fuel the planet at the same time? Is nuclear energy worth the risk? Should geoengineering be outlawed? Touching on pollution, climate mitigation and adaptation, energy efficiency, government intervention, and energy security, the authors explore interrelated concepts of law, philosophy, ethics, technology, economics, psychology, sociology, and public policy. This book offers a much-needed critical appraisal of the central energy technology and policy dilemmas of our time and the impact of these on multiple stakeholders.
Physical Description:1 online resource (392 pages).
ISBN:9781421418988

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