Energy, The Environment And Climate Change

Energy, The Environment And Climate Change
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Publisher : World Scientific
Total Pages : 225
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ISBN-10 : 9781908978356
ISBN-13 : 190897835X
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Book Synopsis Energy, The Environment And Climate Change by : Peter E Hodgson

Download or read book Energy, The Environment And Climate Change written by Peter E Hodgson and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2010-03-24 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a comprehensive account of all significant energy sources, evaluated according to their capacity, reliability, cost, safety and effects on the environment. Non-renewable sources (for example, coal, oil, gas and nuclear fuel) together with renewable sources like wood, hydro, biomass, wind, solar, geothermal, ocean thermal, and tidal; are considered. Also, nuclear radiations and the disposal of nuclear waste and the future of nuclear power are assessed, as well as pollution and acid rain, the greenhouse effects and climate change. Its social, political and moral problems are discussed, with a special mention of the opposition to nuclear power.


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