Rise and fall of the carbon civilisation resolving global environmental and resource problems
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
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London ;New York
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Springer Verlag
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2011
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xiii, 218 p. , ill. , 24 cm.
SERIES
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Green energy and technology ;5681-9253
GENERAL NOTES
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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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.
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، Climate change mitigation
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، Climate change mitigation, International cooperation