Changing Energy
eBook - PDF

Changing Energy

  1. 340 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Changing Energy

About this book

Changing Energy outlines how humanity established the current energy economy through three previous transitions, and how we now stand poised for a necessary fourth transition. Human societies around the globe have received immense benefits from uses of coal, oil, gas, and uranium sources, yet we must now rebuild our energy economies to rely on renewable sources and use them efficiently. The imperative for a fourth energy transition comes from dangers related to climate change, geopolitical tensions, documented health and environmental effects, and long-term depletion of today's sources.John H. Perkins argues that a future in which current levels of energy service benefits are sustained can come only from investments in the technologies needed to bring about a fourth energy transition. Changing Energy envisions a viable post–fossil fuel economy and identifies the barriers to be overcome.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Changing Energy
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Preface
  8. Prologue
  9. 1. The Invisible Keystone of the Modern World
  10. 2. Energy and Energy Services
  11. 3. Energy and the Modern State
  12. 4. Primary Fuels and Energy Efficiency
  13. 5. Energy Systems
  14. 6. Climate Change
  15. 7. Geopolitical Tensions, Health and Environmental Effects, and Depletion
  16. 8. The Fourth Energy Transition: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
  17. 9. Energy Sources: Criteria for Acceptability
  18. 10. Strengths and Weaknesses of Primary Energy Sources
  19. 11. Barriers and Challenges
  20. Epilogue
  21. Appendix 1. Units for Measuring Energy and Power
  22. Appendix 2. Production of Heat by Combustion and Fission
  23. Notes
  24. Glossary
  25. Index