Without a doubt, the topic of energy--from coal, oil, and nuclear
to geothermal, solar and wind--is one of the most pressing across
the globe. It is of paramount importance to policy makers,
economists, environmentalists, and industry as they consider which
technologies to invest in, how to promote use of renewable energy
sources, and how to plan for dwindling reserves of non-renewable
energy.
In Energy: What Everyone Needs to Know(r), Jose Goldemberg, a
nuclear physicist who has been hailed by Time magazine as one of
the world's top "leaders and visionaries on the environment," takes
readers through the basics of the world energy system, its
problems, and the technical as well as non-technical solutions to
the most pressing energy problems. Addressing the issues in a
Q-and-A format, Goldemberg answers such questions as: What are
wind, wave, and geothermal energy? What are the problems of nuclear
waste disposal? What is acid rain? What is the greenhouse gas
effect? What is Carbon Capture and Storage? What are smart grids?
What is the Kyoto Protocol? What is "cap and trade"? The book sheds
light on the role of population growth in energy consumption,
renewable energy resources, the amount of available energy reserves
(and when they will run out), geopolitical issues, environmental
problems, the frequency of environmental disasters, energy
efficiency, new technologies, and solutions to changing consumption
patterns. It will be the first place to look for information on the
vital topic of energy.
What Everyone Needs to Know(r) is a registered trademark of Oxford
University Press.
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