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Energy Transitions - Global and National Perspectives, 2nd Edition (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)
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Energy Transitions - Global and National Perspectives, 2nd Edition (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)
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This book provides a detailed, global examination of energy
transitions, supplying a long-term historical perspective, an
up-to-date assessment of recent and near-term advances in energy
production technology and implementation, and an explanation of why
efforts to limit global warming and to shift away from fossil fuels
have been gradual. Based on the best international and national
statistical sources, the second edition of Energy Transitions:
Global and National Perspectives supplies an in-depth evaluation of
how economies and nations around the world are striving to move
away from traditional energy sources, the unfolding decarbonization
process, and problems with intermittent energies and national
transition plans. It supplies readers with a clear introduction to
the basic properties of energy systems and key concepts of their
appraisal, puts energy transition patterns in long-term historical
perspective, and looks at the energy transition in eight of the
world's leading economies. The last chapters focus on the advances
in the decarbonization of the global energy supply and consider how
the energy transition will continue in the coming decades. This
fully updated and substantially expanded edition addresses the many
new developments affecting energy supply, such as the recent
expansion of hydraulic fracturing, oil price fluctuations, the
Fukushima nuclear power plant catastrophe, advances in solar and
wind generation, adoption of combined cycle gas turbines, and
increased availability of electric cars. The coverage highlights
the differences in the pace of transitions in various countries,
thereby providing a complete and accurate picture of the current
state of energy development in different parts of the world. The
book serves as an invaluable resource for students as well as for
anyone interested in a realistic appraisal of the current state of
energy transitions in various nations and regions and the likely
future development of the global energy supply. Presents historical
coverage of energy production, energy use, and key technical and
economic factors that affect the currently unfolding transitions
Offers insightful analysis of energy transitions on both the
national and global scale to explain the possibilities and
limitations of the process Supplies a critical appraisal of new
renewable conversions that makes clear their advantages and
potential benefits as well as their inherent unavoidable
limitations Enables general readers to gain an in-depth
understanding of energy transitions from the perspective of an
acclaimed scientist with expertise in the fields of energy,
environmental and population change, technical innovation, and
public policy
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