Avoiding carbon apocalypse through alternative energy : life after fossil fuels /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Lowry, John, 1948- author.
Imprint:	Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2017.
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Subject:	Renewable energy sources. Carbon dioxide mitigation. Carbon dioxide mitigation. Renewable energy sources. Electronic book.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11272090

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Varying Form of Title:	Life after fossil fuels
ISBN:	9783319521954 3319521950 9783319521947 3319521942
Digital file characteristics:	text file PDF
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Vendor-supplied metadata.
Summary:	This important book lays bare the dangers of global warming caused by carbon dioxide emissions stemming from fossil fuel use, and proposes pathways toward mitigation. A discussion of the current main uses of fossil fuels acts as a basis for presenting viable, economically sound alternatives. The author outlines a clear, practical strategy for establishing a carbon-free future by deploying proven policy structures and technologies that are already commercially available.
Other form:	Print version: Lowry, John, 1948- Avoiding carbon apocalypse through alternative energy. Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2017 9783319521947 3319521942
Standard no.:	10.1007/978-3-319-52195-4

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Energy Produced and Carbon Released From Fossil Fuels and Amount of Alternative Energy Required to Replace This
Electrical Super Grids
Alternative, Sustainable an Nuclear Energy
Hydrogen and Other Synthesized Fuels
Energy Storage
Economics
Land Transport Without Fossil Fuels
Air and Sea Transport Without Fossil Fuels
Do We Have the Resources?
Energising the World From Non-Fossil Fuel Sources
Final Infrastructure
Avoiding Carbon Apocalypse
Appendix.

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