Energy and climate : vision for the future / Michael B. McElroy.
By: McElroy, Michael B.
Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2016]Description: xiv, 266 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780190490331.Subject(s): Energy development -- United States | Energy development -- China | Energy development -- Environmental aspects | Energy development -- Environmental aspects -- United States | Energy development -- Environmental aspects -- China | Power resources -- United States | Power resources -- China | Power resources -- Environmental aspects | Power resources -- Environmental aspects -- United States | Power resources -- Environmental aspects -- China | Climatic changesGenre/Form: Print books.| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | TD195.E49 M3794 2016 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU0000000008622 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Energy basics -- The contemporary US energy system : overview including a comparison with China -- Human induced climate change : why you should take it seriously -- Human induced climate change : arguments offered by those who dissent -- Coal : abundant but problematic -- Oil : a volatile past, an uncertain future -- Natural gas : least polluting of the fossil fuels -- Nuclear power : an optimistic beginning, a clouded future -- Power from wind : opportunities and challenges -- Power from the sun : abundant but expensive -- Hydro : power from running water -- Earth heat and lunar gravity : geothermal and tidal energy -- Plant biomass as a substitute for oil in transportation -- Limiting US and Chinese emissions : the Beijing agreement -- Vision for a low carbon energy future.