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Global Energy Strategies

Living with Restricted Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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  • © 1993

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Editors:
  1. James C. White

    1. Center for the Environment, Cornell University, Ithaca, USA

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Part of the book series: Environmental Science Research (ESRH, volume 47)

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Table of contents (25 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. The Potential for Non-Fossil Fuel Energy Sources Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-2
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    2. Solar Power

      • Ann Polansky
      Pages 3-9

    3. Wind Technology After a Decade of Development

      • Randall Swisher
      Pages 11-16

    4. The Potential for Biomass Energy and the Implications for Climate Change

      • David C. Rinebolt
      Pages 17-22

    5. Hydropower

      • Linda Ciocci
      Pages 23-26

    6. The Potential for Nuclear Power

      • Richard Wilson
      Pages 27-45

  3. The Potential for Reducing Carbon Emissions Through Efficiency — Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 47-48
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    2. The Transportation Sector

      • Steve Plotkin
      Pages 49-55

    3. The Potential for Reducing Carbon Emissions Through Improved Efficiency in Industrial Processes

      • Marc Ross
      Pages 57-63

    4. Increasing Economic Growth and Reducing Carbon Emissions Through Improved Energy Efficiency

      • Arthur H. Rosenfeld
      Pages 65-76

    5. Long Term Options for Energy Supply and Demand Side Management

      • Tom Morron, Fred Denny
      Pages 77-90

    6. Fossil Fuel and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Technologies

      • Meyer Steinberg
      Pages 91-96

  4. U.S. Energy Policies and Strategies

    1. The U.S. Energy Strategy

      • Edward R. Williams
      Pages 97-100

    2. Integrating Energy and the Environment

      • Alex Cristofaro
      Pages 101-105

    3. Reducing U.S. CO2 Emissions — The Value of Flexibility in Timing

      • Alan S. Manne, Richard G. Richels
      Pages 107-119

    4. The Alternative Energy Future

      • Bruce Henning
      Pages 121-124

    5. The State Perspective

      • Charles Imbrecht
      Pages 125-130

    6. Why do the Strategies Differ?

      • David Montgomery
      Pages 131-135

  5. Global Energy Strategies: The Perspectives of Developing Countries and Economies in Transition — Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 141-142
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About this book

The world is getting warmer. Among scientists concerned with global climate change this is the broad consensus. How fast and by how much, are questions which cannot be answered quantitatively, but the probability of rising temperatures must be faced in a prudent manner - there is enough certainty of change so that we must anticipate and prepare before irreparable damage is done to our world. Even if it isn't going to be as bad as some people think, the actions we propose will benefit the earth and give us a kind of insurance. The root of the change is population growth, and its attendant demand for energy. While the developed world expects to hold future emissions relatively steady, the developing countries, where population growth is most rampant, will expand the use of energy as they aspire to a better quality of life. H greater energy use is inevitable it behooves us to produce that energy in the least objectionable manner, and to produce it where the cost is lowest in dollars, GNP, and environmental change.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Center for the Environment, Cornell University, Ithaca, USA

    James C. White

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Global Energy Strategies

  • Book Subtitle: Living with Restricted Greenhouse Gas Emissions

  • Editors: James C. White

  • Series Title: Environmental Science Research

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1256-5

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1993

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-44708-2Published: 31 May 1994

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-1258-9Published: 01 July 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4899-1256-5Published: 21 November 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 217

  • Topics: Ecology, Environmental Management, Renewable and Green Energy

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