Future Energy: Improved, Sustainable and Clean Options for Our Planet

As the demand for global energy increases, fact-based evaluations of alternative energy sources are needed in order to address the growing interest in how energy is produced, provided, and transported in sustainable ways. 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, each chapter updated and expanded by expert scientists and engineers in their respective fields providing an unbiased and balanced view of the future of energy. Provides readers with an up-to-date overview of available energy options, both traditional and renewable, as well as the necessary tools to make informed decisions regarding selection, use, and environmental impacts Covers a wide spectrum of future energy resources presented in a single book with chapters written by experts from each particular field Includes 14 new chapters, covering topics on conventional oil and fossil fuels; a new section on energy storage; and a look at new energy

• | Author: Trevor M. Letcher
• | Publisher: Elsevier
• | Publication Date: January 16, 2020
• | Number of Pages: 1000 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0081028865
• | ISBN-13: 9780081028865