Description
Without a doubt, the topic of energy--from coal, oil, and nuclear to geothermal, solar and wind--is one of the most pressing across the globe. It is of paramount importance to policy makers, economists, environmentalists, and industry as they consider which technologies to invest in, how to
promote use of renewable energy sources, and how to plan for dwindling reserves of non-renewable energy. In Energy: What Everyone Needs to Know(R), José Goldemberg, a nuclear physicist who has been hailed by Time magazine as one of the world's top leaders and visionaries on the environment, takes readers through the basics of the world energy system, its problems, and the technical as well as
non-technical solutions to the most pressing energy problems. Addressing the issues in a Q-and-A format, Goldemberg answers such questions as: What are wind, wave, and geothermal energy? What are the problems of nuclear waste disposal? What is acid rain? What is the greenhouse gas effect? What is
Carbon Capture and Storage? What are smart grids? What is the Kyoto Protocol? What is cap and trade? The book sheds light on the role of population growth in energy consumption, renewable energy resources, the amount of available energy reserves (and when they will run out), geopolitical issues,
environmental problems, the frequency of environmental disasters, energy efficiency, new technologies, and solutions to changing consumption patterns. It will be the first place to look for information on the vital topic of energy. What Everyone Needs to Know(R) is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press.
Author: Jose Goldemberg
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 07/17/2012
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9780199812929
ISBN10: 0199812926
BISAC Categories:
- Technology & Engineering | Power Resources | General
- Science | Energy
promote use of renewable energy sources, and how to plan for dwindling reserves of non-renewable energy. In Energy: What Everyone Needs to Know(R), José Goldemberg, a nuclear physicist who has been hailed by Time magazine as one of the world's top leaders and visionaries on the environment, takes readers through the basics of the world energy system, its problems, and the technical as well as
non-technical solutions to the most pressing energy problems. Addressing the issues in a Q-and-A format, Goldemberg answers such questions as: What are wind, wave, and geothermal energy? What are the problems of nuclear waste disposal? What is acid rain? What is the greenhouse gas effect? What is
Carbon Capture and Storage? What are smart grids? What is the Kyoto Protocol? What is cap and trade? The book sheds light on the role of population growth in energy consumption, renewable energy resources, the amount of available energy reserves (and when they will run out), geopolitical issues,
environmental problems, the frequency of environmental disasters, energy efficiency, new technologies, and solutions to changing consumption patterns. It will be the first place to look for information on the vital topic of energy. What Everyone Needs to Know(R) is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press.
Author: Jose Goldemberg
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 07/17/2012
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9780199812929
ISBN10: 0199812926
BISAC Categories:
- Technology & Engineering | Power Resources | General
- Science | Energy
About the Author
José Goldemberg, a world-renowned expert on energy, is former Rector and Professor at the University of São Paulo and served as Secretary of State for Science and Technology and Secretary of the Environment for Brazil. He is the winner of the 2010 Ernesto Illy Trieste Science Prize.