Changing energy : the transition to a sustainable future /

Changing energy : the transition to a sustainable future /

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Author / Creator:	Perkins, John H., author.
Imprint:	Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017]
Description:	xix, 343 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Energy consumption. Renewable energy sources. Fossil fuels. Power resources. Sustainable development. Energy consumption. Fossil fuels. Power resources. Renewable energy sources. Sustainable development.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11353431

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ISBN:	9780520287785 0520287789 9780520287792 0520287797 9780520962842
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"Changing Energy outlines how humanity came to its current energy economy through three previous energy transitions and now stands poised for a necessary fourth one. Despite the immense benefits conferred by a global energy economy based primarily on coal, oil, gas, and uranium, societies must now rebuild their energy economies to rely as much as possible on renewable energy used efficiently. This imperative to change comes from the risks of climate change plus the dangers of geopolitical tensions, health and environmental effects, and the long-term prospects for ever depleting sources of today's energy sources. Changing Energy argues that sustainability of the benefits from energy services will come from investments made in the technologies of the fourth transition. Perkins envisions a viable post-fossil fuel energy economy and outlines the barriers that must be resolved to reach it."--Provided by publisher.
Other form:	Online version: Perkins, John H. Changing energy. Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017] 9780520962842

Table of Contents:

The invisible keystone of the modern world
Energy and energy services
Energy and the modern state
Primary fuels and energy efficiency
Energy systems
Climate change
Geopolitical tensions, health and environmental effects, and depletion
The fourth energy transition: energy efficiency and renewable energy
Energy sources: criteria for acceptability
Energy sources: the scorecard
Barriers and challenges.