The renewable revolution : how we can fight climate change, prevent energy wars, revitalize the economy, and transition to a sustainable future

著者

書誌事項

The renewable revolution : how we can fight climate change, prevent energy wars, revitalize the economy, and transition to a sustainable future

Sajed Kamal

Earthscan, 2011

  • : hardback

大学図書館所蔵 件 / 全10件

この図書・雑誌をさがす

注記

Includes bibliographical references and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

Our environment and society is threatened by fuel shortages, a changing climate and energy wars. In our race for survival we are awakened to the simple truth that the essential condition of sustainability lies in our ability to live within the limits and renewability of natural resources. It invokes within us an urgent need for transition from an obsolete, destructive and unsustainable energy path to a sustainable path of innovation, renewable energy and peace. The good news is that the technology required to make this transition is already available. From an author with over thirty years' experience campaigning for and setting up renewable energy projects around the world, this book is unique for its interdisciplinary approach-interweaving technology, economics, environmental science, philosophy, history, spirituality and politics, asserting that to understand the crisis and find a sustainable solution requires a holistic perspective. Readers will understand the vast renewable resource we have at our disposal in the form of solar, wind, water, heat and biogas, and the technologies used to harness this power. There are also the emerging prospects of solar hydrogen fuel cells, biofuels and geothermal. The true economic advantages of a shift to a renewables-based economy (and how we can get there) are also laid out clearly. There's much to learn from examples around the world while we devise local and appropriate solutions. Written for a crossover readership of students, educators, professionals, academics, activists and policymakers, both nationally and internationally, this is a comprehensive but readable and practical book that will inspire readers to wake others up to our renewable solutions.

目次

Preface Racing for Survival: Transitioning to a Renewable Energy Path 1. The Sun: The Enduring Light 2. Power to the People: Renewable Energy Technologies-Now! 3. 'A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words' 4. From The Collapsing Economy to A Sustainable Economy: The Real Economic Advantages of Renewable Energy Technologies 5. The Renewable Revolution: Turning Vision into Action 6. An Act of Dialogue Notes Acknowledgements

「Nielsen BookData」 より

詳細情報

ページトップへ