Rise and fall of the carbon civilisation resolving global environmental and resource problems
London ;New York
Springer Verlag
2011
xiii, 218 p. , ill. , 24 cm.
Green energy and technology ;5681-9253
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The problems we face -- Global climate change -- Earth's resources are finite -- Uncertainty in global environmental and resource problems -- Renewable energy : too little, too late? -- Nuclear energy : the ultimate technological fix? -- Engineering for greater energy efficiency -- Getting rid of atmospheric carbon : sequestration and air capture -- Great and desperate measures : geo-engineering -- The new economy -- Conclusions.
، Climate change mitigation
، Climate change mitigation, International cooperation