German and American Realities and Chinese Choices /
Tong Zhu, Lei Wang.
Singapore :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2020.
1 online resource (418 pages)
The Great Transformation of China Ser.
1.2 History and Theory of Energy Transition: Three Viewpoints
Intro -- Series Editor's Preface -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1 Energy Transition in Economic Growth -- 1 Growth "Limit" and Breakdown in Pre-industrial Society -- 1.1 Growth Mechanism in Pre-industrial Society: "Malthusian Cycle" -- 1.2 Growth "Limit" Source in Pre-industrial Society: Traditional View -- 1.3 Growth "Ceiling" in Pre-industrial Society Broken by Industrial Revolution -- 2 Industrial Revolution, Economic Transition and Energy Transition -- 2.1 Industrial Revolution: Transition of Far-Fetching Economic Growth Pattern
1 History of Energy Utilization and Energy Transition -- 1.1 History of Human Energy Utilization -- 1.1.1 Discovery and Utilization of Fire -- 1.1.2 Utilization of Natural Power, Including Animal Power, Wind Power and Hydropower -- Utilization of Animal Power -- Application of Wind Power -- Employment of Hydropower -- 1.1.3 Development and Utilization of Fossil Fuel -- Development and Utilization of Coal -- Development and Utilization of Petroleum -- Development and Utilization of Natural Gas -- 1.1.4 Discovery and Utilization of Electricity -- 1.1.5 Discovery and Utilization of Nuclear Energy
2.1.1 British Economic Growth in Industrial Revolution Is not Significantly Promoted -- 2.1.2 Industrial Revolution Promotes Growth Mode to Transit from Organic Economy to Mineral Energy Economy -- 2.2 Energy Transition Is the Motive Power and Core Factor of Economic Transition -- 2.3 Why Britain Takes the Lead to Transit from Energy to Coal -- 2.3.1 Rich Coal Reserves and Convenient Exploitation and Transportation in Britain -- 2.3.2 Energy Supply Crisis Caused by Insufficient Wood in Late Sixteenth Century -- 2.3.3 Unique Factor Pricing System Promotes Coal-Intensive Technology Innovation
3 Energy Transition and State Economy Vicissitude Cases -- 3.1 Peat Energy and Economic Rise and Decline in Netherlands -- 3.1.1 Rise and Decline of the First "Modern Economy" -- 3.1.2 Role of Peat Energy in Netherlands Rise and Decline -- 3.2 Coal Transition and Alteration of British Economic Status -- 3.2.1 Britain Replaces Netherlands to Be World Economic Power -- 3.2.2 Coal Transition and Economic Rise and Decline in Britain -- 3.3 Oil Transformation and World Economy in "Age of America" -- 3.3.1 Oncoming of World Economy in "Age of America."
3.3.2 Significance of Oil to the Economic Status of America -- 4 Economic Growth New "Limit" and Energy Transition New Challenge -- 4.1 Mineral Energy Economy Growth Limit and Partial Decomposition -- 4.1.1 Disputes Around Growth Limit in the Industrial Society -- 4.1.2 Economic Development May Eradicate or Relieve Growth Limit -- 4.2 New Limit of Economic Growth: Limit of CO2 Concentration -- 4.3 New Challenge in Energy Transition: Growing Narrow Space of Carbon Emission -- References -- Chapter 2 History and Logic Analysis of Energy Transition
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State Energy Transition : German and American Realities and Chinese Choices.