Goldemberg, Josâe, 1928-
Energy [electronic resource] : what everyone needs to know / Josâe Goldemberg. -- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012. -- 1 online resource (xvi, 167 p.) : ill. -- Obsahuje: Energy : the basic concepts -- How is energy used today? Present energy use -- The world's present energy system. Energy sources ; Fossil fuels ; Renewables ; Nuclear power -- The problems of the present energy system. Exhaustion of fossil fuels and energy security ; Environmental problems ; Energy costs -- Technical solutions and policies. Energy efficiency ; New technologies ; Policies -- Nontechnical solutions. Energy and lifestyle -- Appendix 1. Decimal prefixes -- Appendix 2. Common energy unit conversion factors. -- Resumé: 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, Jose 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 th. -- ISBN : 9780199812912 (electronic bk.). -- 0199812918 (electronic bk.). -- 9780199812929. -- 0199812926. -- 9780199812905. -- 019981290X.
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