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Energy : what every needs to know / José Goldemberg

By: Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: What Everyone Needs to KnowPublisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2012Edition: Online-AusgDescription: Online-Ressource (1 online resource (xvi, 167 p.)) : illISBN:
  • 9781283577373
  • 1283577372
  • 9780199812912
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: 9780199812929. | 9780199812905. | 1283578239 | Erscheint auch als: Energy. Druck-Ausgabe Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012. XVI, 167 S. | Erscheint auch als: Energy. Druck-Ausgabe Oxford : Oxford University Press,c2012DDC classification:
  • 333.79
RVK: RVK: QR 530LOC classification:
  • TJ163.3
Online resources: Summary: In Energy: What Everyone Needs to KnowRG, Jose Goldemberg, a nuclear physicist who has been hailed by Time magazine as one of the world's top leaders and visionaries of the environment will take readers through the basics of the world energy system, its problems, and technical as well as non-technical solutions to the most pressing energy issuesSummary: Cover -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF TABLES -- LIST OF FIGURES -- PREFACE -- 1 Energy: The Basic Concepts -- What are forces? -- What is work? -- What is energy? -- Which are the common forces in nature? -- What is friction? -- How does one measure energy? -- Can energy be created from nothing? -- What is the First Law of Thermodynamics? -- PART I: HOW IS ENERGY USED TODAY? -- 2 Present Energy Use -- How much energy do humans need to keep alive? -- How much energy do humans need for other activities? -- What are the sources of energy we use? -- What is the origin of the energy we use?Summary: At what rate is energy consumption growing? -- What is the relationship between population growth and energy growth? -- Why is energy consumption "per capita" growing? -- What is the relationship between energy and development? -- What is energy intensity? -- What is the Human Development Index? -- What is the Gross National Happiness Index? -- PART II: THE WORLD'S PRESENT ENERGY SYSTEM -- 3 Energy Sources -- Which are the primary energy sources? -- What are secondary energy sources? -- Why are there losses in converting energy sources? -- What is a Sankey diagram? -- 4 Fossil FuelsSummary: What are the fossil fuels? -- What do we know about coal? -- What do we know about oil? -- What is abiotic oil? -- How is the price of oil evolving? -- What do we know about natural gas? -- What is the expected life of fossil fuel reserves and resources? -- How unevenly distributed are reserves of fossil fuels around the world? -- 5 Renewables -- What are renewables? -- What is biomass? -- What are hydroelectric plants? -- What is wind energy? -- What are photovoltaic panels? -- What is solar thermal energy? -- What is solar thermoelectricity? -- What is wave energy? -- What is tidal energy?Summary: What is geothermal energy? -- What is the potential of renewable energies? -- How much land is needed to produce energy from renewables? -- What are the prospects for increased use of renewables? -- 6 Nuclear Power -- What is nuclear power? -- Why has the growth of nuclear energy declined since 1985? -- What are the problems of nuclear waste disposal? -- What is the nuclear "renaissance"? -- What is nuclear fusion? -- PART III: THE PROBLEMS OF THE PRESENT ENERGY SYSTEM -- 7 Exhaustion of Fossil Fuels and Energy Security -- Are fossil fuels being exhausted? -- What is the "peak oil debate"?Summary: What is energy security? -- What are the problems of access to energy services in the developing countries? -- 8 Environmental Problems -- Why are environmental problems so important today? -- Which are the local environmental problems? -- What is urban air pollution? -- What is indoor air pollution? -- Which are the regional environmental problems? -- What is acid rain? -- Which are the global environmental problems? -- What is the greenhouse gas effect? -- What is the connection between global warming and energy? -- What is the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change?Summary: What are the facts concerning climate change?PPN: PPN: 781246121Package identifier: Produktsigel: GBV-MyiL-Weimar-209 | ZDB-26-MYL
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