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Fact and Fiction in Global Energy Policy: Fifteen Contentious Questions
Assoc Prof. Benjamin K. Sovacool
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Description for Fact and Fiction in Global Energy Policy: Fifteen Contentious Questions
Paperback. This book offers a much-needed critical appraisal of the central energy technology and policy dilemmas of our time and the impact of these on multiple stakeholders. Num Pages: 392 pages, 37 black & white line drawings, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JPQB; RND; RNFY. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. .
Energy sustainability and climate change are two of the greatest challenges facing humankind. Unraveling these complex and interconnected issues demands careful and objective assessment. Fact and Fiction in Global Energy Policy aims to change the prevailing discourse by examining fifteen core energy questions from a variety of perspectives, demonstrating how, for each of them, no clear-cut answer exists. Is industry the chief energy villain? Can we sustainably feed and fuel the planet at the same time? Is nuclear energy worth the risk? Should geoengineering be outlawed? Touching on pollution, climate mitigation and adaptation, energy efficiency, government intervention, ... Read more
Energy sustainability and climate change are two of the greatest challenges facing humankind. Unraveling these complex and interconnected issues demands careful and objective assessment. Fact and Fiction in Global Energy Policy aims to change the prevailing discourse by examining fifteen core energy questions from a variety of perspectives, demonstrating how, for each of them, no clear-cut answer exists. Is industry the chief energy villain? Can we sustainably feed and fuel the planet at the same time? Is nuclear energy worth the risk? Should geoengineering be outlawed? Touching on pollution, climate mitigation and adaptation, energy efficiency, government intervention, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
553g
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421418971
SKU
V9781421418971
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99-1
About Assoc Prof. Benjamin K. Sovacool
Benjamin K. Sovacool is the director of the Center for Energy Technologies, a professor of business and social sciences at Aarhus University, and a professor of energy policy at the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) at the University of Sussex. Marilyn A. Brown is an endowed professor of sustainable systems in the School of Public Policy at the Georgia Institute ... Read more
Reviews for Fact and Fiction in Global Energy Policy: Fifteen Contentious Questions
Recommended... General readers through faculty.
Choice
The idea behind this book is excellent - to bring to a wider audience issues relating to energy policy for which no clear-cut answers exist. The writing is clear, and the style aimed at the educated citizen as well as the student.
Technological Forecasting and Social Change
Fact and Fiction ... Read more
Choice
The idea behind this book is excellent - to bring to a wider audience issues relating to energy policy for which no clear-cut answers exist. The writing is clear, and the style aimed at the educated citizen as well as the student.
Technological Forecasting and Social Change
Fact and Fiction ... Read more