Energy at the Crossroads: Global Perspectives and Uncertainties
"A wealth of very useful information about energy use, resources, and environmental and socioeconomic impact, and the author's unabashed but educated opinions about approaches to the future. Thought-provoking and highly worthwhile reading for both believers and unbelievers."--Professor Noam Lior, Editor-in-Chief, *ENERGY - The International Journal*"A thorough introduction to the subject and a thoughtful consideration of the conundrums it presents. Smil skillfully guidees readers through the forests and the trees."Foreign Affairs"...[A] sweeping survey of global energy trends..."Jeremiah CreedonUtne"Energy at the Crossroads provides a highly accessible tour of the state of the energy world."Daniel M. KammenScience"Smil has the best macroscope of all current energy analysts."Jesse H. Ausubel, Director, Program for the Human Environment, The Rockefeller University"The most sober, thorough, and thoughtful integrated text on energy available, and it embodies core facts and some fundamental truths that any analyst of energy issues should ponder."Michael GrubbNature"...[Zeroes] in on the issue of reconciling the world's accelerating demand for energy..."Peter D. BlairAmerican Scientist