TY  - BOOK
AU  - McElroy,Michael B.
TI  - Energy and climate: vision for the future 
SN  - 9780190490331
AV  - TD195.E49 M3794 2016
U1  - 333.790973 23
PY  - 2016///]
CY  - Oxford
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Energy development
KW  - United States
KW  - China
KW  - Environmental aspects
KW  - Power resources
KW  - Climatic changes
KW  - fast
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction -- Energy basics -- The contemporary US energy system : overview including a comparison with China -- Human induced climate change : why you should take it seriously -- Human induced climate change : arguments offered by those who dissent -- Coal : abundant but problematic -- Oil : a volatile past, an uncertain future -- Natural gas : least polluting of the fossil fuels -- Nuclear power : an optimistic beginning, a clouded future -- Power from wind : opportunities and challenges -- Power from the sun : abundant but expensive -- Hydro : power from running water -- Earth heat and lunar gravity : geothermal and tidal energy -- Plant biomass as a substitute for oil in transportation -- Limiting US and Chinese emissions : the Beijing agreement -- Vision for a low carbon energy future
ER  -