Title: Energy use worldwide
First published: 2007
Description: Global energy needs have increased dramatically over the past 100 years, and they will continue to increase, creating energy, environmental, and social crises. Can we solve this problem?The first step, according to the authors of Energy Use Worldwide: A Reference Handbook, is to understand fundamental energy issues. Combining their knowledge from the complementary fields of science and policy, the authors begin by explaining the basic facts of energyowhat it is, where it comes from, why it is important. Then they show how energy use is linked to global economics, identify key players, and examine the social and environmental consequences of our energy decisions. For readers interested inoor worried aboutoour use of fossil fuels, this book provides a keen understanding of both the problem and the possible solutions.
Subjects: Current Events, Energy consumption, Handbooks, manuals, Handbooks, manuals, etc, Nature, Nonfiction, Power resources, Industries, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING, SCIENCE, Energy, General, Power Resources, Energievoorziening, Energiebehoeften, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS, Energy industries & utilities, Management of land & natural resources, Technology, Environmental Studies, Technology & Industrial Arts, Science/Mathematics, Environmental Science, Reference, Current Events / General, Environmental Engineering & Technology
LC classification: TJ163.2 .M62 2007