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1 online resource (165 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Foreword by Brice Lalonde. -- Presentation by Professor Jacques Foos -- Acknowledgements -- Author -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 What Is Energy? -- 1.1 Energy in Rich Countries' Daily Life -- 1.2 The Laws of Physics -- 1.3 Where Does Energy Come from? -- 1.4 Energy and Power -- 1.5 Energy Storage -- 1.6 Orders of Magnitude -- Chapter 2 Energy Consumption in France and across the World -- 2.1 Energies of All Kinds -- 2.2 Electricity Production -- 2.3 Primary or Final Energy? -- Chapter 3 The Importance of Energy |
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3.1 Impacts of Energy on Society -- 3.2 Energy and Growth -- 3.3 The Kaya Identity -- 3.4 Energy and Employment -- 3.5 Degrowth -- Chapter 4 Pollution, Risks and Problems Related to Energy Sources -- 4.1 Global Warming -- 4.2 Dangers of Fossil Energy Sources and Wood -- 4.3 Dangers of Nuclear Energy -- 4.4 The Dangers of Other Renewable Energy Sources -- Chapter 5 A Comparison of Energy Sources: Related Dangers and Issues -- 5.1 Figures from Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Experts [IPCC-III] |
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5.2 A Study Conducted by Franz H. Koch, Hydropower-Internalized Costs and Externalized Benefits [Koch] -- 5.3 A Study by Anil Markandya and Paul Wilkinson, Electricity Generation and Health [Markandya Wilkinson] -- 5.4 A Study by Rabl and Spadaro, Les Coûts Externes de l'Électricité [Rabl Spadaro] -- 5.5 A Study Conducted by Kharecha and Hansen: Prevented Mortality and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Historical and Projected Nuclear Power [Kharecha Hansen] -- 5.6 Nuclear Energy -- Chapter 6 Energy Resources -- 6.1 Fossil Resources -- 6.2 Resources for Nuclear Energy -- 6.3 Renewable Resources |
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6.4 Energy Returned on Energy Invested (EROEI) -- 6.5 The Problem with Other Resources -- Chapter 7 Energy Transition Scenarios -- 7.1 Negawatt Scenarios [Négawatt 2011, 2017] -- 7.2 The Greenpeace Scenario [Greenpeace 2013] -- 7.3 A BL évolution Study on a 1.5°C-Compatible Path [BL] -- 7.4 The Third Industrial Revolution [Rifkin] -- 7.5 ADEME's Scenarios [Ademe 2013] -- 7.6 L'Agence Nationale pour la Coordination de la Recherche pour l'Énergie [Ancre] (French Energy Research National Coordination Agency) -- 7.7 Négatep's Scenarios [Négatep] |
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7.8 ADEME's Study: A 100% Renewable Electric Mix [Ademe 2015] [Ademe 2018] -- 7.9 RTE Scenarios: 50% Nuclear [RTE BP 2017] -- 7.10 The Wind Water Sun Scenario [WWS] by Stanford University -- 7.11 IPCC Scenarios -- 7.12 Group GISOC's Efficiency N Scenario [Efficiency N] -- Chapter 8 Energy Efficiency and Sobriety -- 8.1 Energy Efficiency and Physical Limits -- 8.2 Solar Vehicles -- 8.3 Energy Sobriety -- 8.4 Head Lice -- Chapter 9 Money, Too Expensive -- Chapter 10 Energy Myths and Legends -- Chapter 11 So, What Should We Do? -- 11.1 Efficiency and Sobriety |
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Description based upon print version of record |
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11.2 Transferring Oil and Gas Consumption towards Electricity |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781000344202 |
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1000344207 |
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