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Future Energy

Improved, Sustainable and Clean Options for Our Planet
By:Trevor M. Letcher
Publisher:Elsevier S & T
Print ISBN:9780081028865
eText ISBN:9780081028872
Edition:3
Copyright:2020
Format:Reflowable

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Future Energy: Improved, Sustainable and Clean Options for Our Planet, Third Edition provides scientists and decision-makers with the knowledge they need to understand the relative importance and magnitude of various energy production methods in order to make the energy decisions necessary for sustaining development and dealing with climate change. The third edition of Future Energy looks at the present energy situation and extrapolates to future scenarios related to global warming and the increase of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

This thoroughly revised and updated edition contains over 40 chapters on all aspects of future energy, with each chapter updated and expanded by expert scientists and engineers in their respective fields.

  • Provides readers with an up-to-date overview of available energy options, both traditional and renewable, as well as the necessary tools needed to make informed decisions
  • Covers a wide spectrum of future energy resources presented in a single book with chapters written by experts from each particular field
  • Includes many new chapters that cover topics on conventional oil and fossil fuels, a new section on energy storage, and a look at new energy