Bibliograph

Energy transitions, history, requirements, prospects, Vaclav Smil

Type

Label

Energy transitions, history, requirements, prospects, Vaclav Smil

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-166) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Energy transitions

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

655896754

Responsibility statement

Vaclav Smil

Sub title

history, requirements, prospects

Summary

Describes the history of modern society's dependence on fossil fuels and the prospects for the transition to a nonfossil world. Vaclav Smil makes it clear that this transition will not be accomplished easily, and that it cannot be accomplished within the timetables established by the Obama administration. --from publisher description

Table Of Contents

Energy systems : their basic properties -- Global transitions : universal patterns -- National transitions : commonalities and particularities -- Coming transitions : expectations and realities

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