The next few decades will see a profound energy transformation throughout the world. By the end of the century (and perhaps sooner), we will shift from fossil fuel dependence to rely primarily on renewable sources like solar, wind, biomass, and geothermal power. Driven by the need to avert catastrop
Our Renewable Future: Laying the Path for 100% Clean Energy
โ Scribed by Richard Heinberg, David Fridley (auth.)
- Publisher
- Island Press/Center for Resource Economics
- Year
- 2016
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 244
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Introduction....Pages 1-12
Front Matter....Pages 13-13
Energy 101....Pages 15-33
A Quick Look at Our Current Energy System....Pages 35-43
Front Matter....Pages 45-45
Renewable Electricity: Falling Costs, Variability, and Scaling Challenges....Pages 47-80
Transportation: The Substitution Challenge....Pages 81-94
Other Uses of Fossil Fuels: The Substitution Challenge Continues....Pages 95-113
Energy Supply: How Much Will We Have? How Much Will We Need?....Pages 115-130
What About . . . ?....Pages 131-141
Front Matter....Pages 143-143
Energy and Justice....Pages 145-159
What Government Can Do....Pages 161-171
What We the People Can Do....Pages 173-179
What We Learned....Pages 181-197
Back Matter....Pages 199-226
โฆ Subjects
Sustainable Development;Renewable and Green Energy;Climate Change Management and Policy
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