Energy, economics, and ethics : the promise and peril of a global energy transition /: the promise and peril of a global energy transition. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Kenneth Martens Friesen.
• Authors: Friesen, Kenneth Martens
• Contents: Measurements: making sense of kilowatts and carbon -- Introduction: an empty lakebed -- The development and challenges of fossil fuels -- Germany's energy story -- The energy story of the United States -- China's energy story -- India's energy story -- The future of renewables, nuclear, and increased efficiency -- The coming transition to electric vehicles -- Carbon pricing and carbon removal -- Conclusion: a pessimist and an optimist perspective.
• Publisher Details: London : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (176 pages), (5 illustrations)
• Subjects: 333.79; Energy policy -- Moral and ethical aspects; Energy industries -- Environmental aspects; Economic development -- Environmental aspects; Economic development -- Environmental aspects; Energy industries -- Environmental aspects; Energy policy -- Moral and ethical aspects; Energiepolitik; Erneuerbare Energien; Umweltethik
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781786606600; 1786606607
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.