Energy transitions : global and national perspectives /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Santa Barbara, California :
Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC,
[2017]
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Energy Systems: Their Basic Properties
- Resources and Prime Movers
- Conversions and Uses
- Infrastructures and Impacts
- ch. 2 Energy Transitions: Universal Patterns
- Processes and Paces: Complexities of Energy Transitions
- Grand Fuel Sequence: From Biomass to Coal and Hydrocarbons
- A New Quality: Generation of Electricity
- History of Prime Movers: From Muscles to Machines
- Quantifying the Transitions: Uncertainties and Trends
- ch. 3 National Transitions: Commonalities and Particularities
- United Kingdom and France: Great European Powers
- Netherlands and Sweden: Very Different Experiences
- United States and Russia: Energy Superpowers
- Japan and China: Asia's Leaders
- Changing Patterns: Commonalities and Exceptions
- ch. 4 Decarbonization: Progress So Far
- Slow Gains: Relative Global Decarbonization
- Inadequate Shifts: Hydrocarbons and Primary Electricity
- New Renewables: Solar Energy and Wind Electricity
- Modern Biofuels: Electricity and Liquids
- National Trajectories: Aspirations and Accomplishments
- ch. 5 Looking Ahead: Possibilities and Constraints
- Long-term Forecasts: Past Failures and New Visions
- Climate Change Challenge: How Much More CO2 Can We Emit?
- Indispensable Fossil Fuels: Steel, Cement, Ammonia, and Plastics
- Pace of Transitions: Innovations, Inertia, and Surprises
- Realistic Anticipations: More Than a Great Transition
- ch. 6 Recapitulations.