Rise and Fall of the Carbon Civilisation
Moriarty, Patrick; Honnery, Damon
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Description for Rise and Fall of the Carbon Civilisation
Hardback. This book suggests that most literature on climate change is too optimistic regarding the potential for conventional mitigation solutions to achieve the deep cuts in greenhouse gases needed. It offers a global perspective in its treatment of various solutions. Series: Green Energy and Technology. Num Pages: 218 pages, 12 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KCF; KNBT; RNPG; THK; TNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 502.
A vast amount has been written on climate change and what should be our response. Rise and Fall of the Carbon Civilisation suggests that most of this literature takes a far too optimistic position regarding the potential for conventional mitigation solutions to achieve the deep cuts in greenhouse gases necessary in the limited time frame we have available. In addition, global environmental problems, as exemplified by climate change, and global resource problems – such as fossil fuel depletion or fresh water scarcity – have largely been seen as separate issues. Further, proposals for solution of these problems ... Read more
A vast amount has been written on climate change and what should be our response. Rise and Fall of the Carbon Civilisation suggests that most of this literature takes a far too optimistic position regarding the potential for conventional mitigation solutions to achieve the deep cuts in greenhouse gases necessary in the limited time frame we have available. In addition, global environmental problems, as exemplified by climate change, and global resource problems – such as fossil fuel depletion or fresh water scarcity – have largely been seen as separate issues. Further, proposals for solution of these problems ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
Series
Green Energy and Technology
Number of Pages
218
Place of Publication
England, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849964821
SKU
V9781849964821
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Moriarty, Patrick; Honnery, Damon
Patrick Moriarty is presently an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Design at Monash University, Australia. For more than three decades he has researched urban transport and urban land-use planning, with emphasis on equity and ecological sustainability issues. More recently, he has become interested in the climate change implications of different fuels/energy sources for both transport and electricity ... Read more
Reviews for Rise and Fall of the Carbon Civilisation
From the reviews: This is an exceptionally informative book, well structured and well written. Without being too long it covers all the relevant ground thoroughly. The book is excellent in looking at all the details of energy sources, and shows realism in what is likely to be politically possible. Outstanding in many ways, and it is in sharp contrast ... Read more