Title: Energy, environment, and climate /
Authors: Wolfson, Richard
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company,
Year: 2012
Subjects: Climatic changes; Energy consumption Climatic factors; Energy consumption Environmental aspects; Power resources Climatic factors.
Contents: A changing planet -- High-energy society -- Energy : a closer look -- Energy and heat -- Fossil energy -- Environmental impacts of fossil fuels -- Nuclear energy -- Energy from Earth and Moon -- Direct from the Sun : solar energy -- Indirect from the Sun : water, wind, biomass -- Energy carriers : electricity and hydrogen -- The science of climate -- Forcing the climate -- Is Earth warming? -- Future climates -- Energy and climate : breaking the link.