Clean Energy (Rsc Clean Technology Monographs)
Contributors: D A J Rand (Editor); R M Dell (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
Published: October 28, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 383
ISBN-13: 9780854045464
Subjects: Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology; Environmentalist thought & ideology; Management of land & natural resources; Science/Mathematics; Science; Chemistry - General; Energy; Science / Chemistry / General; Energy consumption; Energy policy; Forecasting; Renewable energy sources
First sentence: It is generally held that the present production and use of energy pose a serious threat to the global environment, particularly in relation to the emission of greenhouse gases (principally, carbon dioxide, CO2) and the perceived influence of these gases on the Earth's climate.