Sustainable Energy - Without the Hot Air - Brossura

Mackay, David J. C.

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ISBN 10: 0954452933 ISBN 13: 9780954452933

Casa editrice: Uit Cambridge Ltd, 2009

Riassunto

Addressing the sustainable energy crisis in an objective manner, this enlightening book analyzes the relevant numbers and organizes a plan for change on both a personal level and an international scalefor Europe, the United States, and the world. In case study format, this informative reference answers questions surrounding nuclear energy, the potential of sustainable fossil fuels, and the possibilities of sharing renewable power with foreign countries. While underlining the difficulty of minimizing consumption, the tone remains positive as it debunks misinformation and clearly explains the calculations of expenditure per person to encourage people to make individual changes that will benefit the world at large.

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Recensione:

If someone wants an overall view of how energy gets used, where it comes from, and the challenges in switching to new sources, this is the book to read. --Bill Gates, chairman, Microsoft

There are so many books about sustainable energy and alternative energy on today's market that one might wonder about the need for yet another; but ;Sustainable Energy - Without the Hot Air offers something different - and that's a notable achievement in a genre overloaded with too many revamps using the same approach. --D. Donovan, Midwest Book Review, California Bookwatch""

The main text of his book is readable (and witty) and its technical appendices bristle with equations. If the planet and its people are the patient, MacKay's book is the the lab results, temperature chart and electrocardiogram. --The New York Review of Books

L'autore:

David MacKay is a professor in the department of physics at Cambridge University, a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on Climate Change, and a regular lecturer on sustainable energy.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Uit Cambridge Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0954452933
• ISBN 13: 9780954452933
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 366