Changing energy : the transition to a sustainable future /
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Author / Creator: | Perkins, John H., author. |
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Imprint: | Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017] |
Description: | xix, 343 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
Language: | English |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11353431 |
Summary: | Changing Energy outlines how humanity established the current energy economy through three previous transitions, and how we now stand poised for a necessary fourth transition. Human societies around the globe have received immense benefits from uses of coal, oil, gas, and uranium sources, yet we must now rebuild our energy economies to rely on renewable sources and use them efficiently. The imperative for a fourth energy transition comes from dangers related to climate change, geopolitical tensions, documented health and environmental effects, and long-term depletion of today's sources. John H. Perkins argues that a future in which current levels of energy service benefits are sustained can come only from investments in the technologies needed to bring about a fourth energy transition. Changing Energy envisions a viable post-fossil fuel economy and identifies the barriers to be overcome. |
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Physical Description: | xix, 343 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780520287785 0520287789 9780520287792 0520287797 9780520962842 |