| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 153 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Energy in a globalised world -- Growing risks ahead -- The threat of climate change -- The essential energy transition -- Reducing energy consumption, while protecting the environment -- Reducing the energy carbon content -- Securing the supplies of fossil fuels -- CO₂ capture and storage -- How to ensure the energy transition? -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
The book describes these different options and proposes a roadmap for achieving a successful transition, avoiding any economic breakdown or ecological disaster. A comprehensive range of technologies and R & D requirements are described for reducing energy consumption and improving fossil fuels, nuclear energy, hydrogen as an energy vector plus renewable energy sources such as biofuels, wind, solar and geothermal. This is the first book in a range to be published by the SCI, an established member-led organisation linking science and business, and its publishing partner, John Wiley and Sons. The r |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-141) and index |
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Includes web resources |
| Notes |
Translated from the French |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Energy development -- Environmental aspects.
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Power resources -- Environmental aspects
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Climatic changes
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climate change.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Power Resources -- General.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- Energy.
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SCIENCE -- Energy.
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Climatic changes
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Energy development -- Environmental aspects
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Power resources -- Environmental aspects
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Klimawandel -- Energiewirtschaft.
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Energiewirtschaft -- Klimawandel.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Society of Chemical Industry (Great Britain)
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| ISBN |
9780470746301 |
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0470746300 |
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