Rise and fall of the carbon civilisation

By Patrick Moriarty

Subjects: Renewable natural resources, Climatic changes, Hydraulic engineering, Renewable energy sources, International cooperation, Power resources, Environmental aspects, Environmental protection, Social policy, Engineering, Nuclear engineering, Climate change mitigation

Description: Rise and Fall of the Carbon Civilisation: Resolving Global Environmental and Resource Problems<br />Author: Patrick Moriarty, Damon Honnery<br /> Published by Springer London<br /> ISBN: 978-1-84996-482-1<br /> DOI: 10.1007/978-1-84996-483-8<br /><br />Table of Contents:<p></p><ul><li>The Problems We Face </li><li>Global Climate Change </li><li>Earth’s Resources Are Finite </li><li>Uncertainty in Global Environmental and Resource Problems </li><li>Renewable Energy: Too Little, Too Late? </li><li>Nuclear Energy: The Ultimate Technological Fix? </li><li>Engineering for Greater Energy Efficiency </li><li>Getting Rid of Atmospheric Carbon: Sequestration and Air Capture </li><li>Great and Desperate Measures: Geo-engineering </li><li>The New Economy </li><li>Conclusions</li></ul>