Research Catalog

Title

The great transition : shifting from fossil fuels to solar and wind energy / Lester R. Brown with Janet Larsen, J. Matthew Roney, and Emily E. Adams, Earth Policy Institute.

Author

Brown, Lester R. (Lester Russell), 1934-

Publication

• New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2015]
• ©2015

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Larsen, Janet (Environmentalist)
• Roney, J. Matthew
• Adams, Emily E.
• Earth Policy Institute.

Description

xiv, 178 pages; 21 cm

Summary

Overview: The great energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy is under way. As oil insecurity deepens, the extraction risks of fossil fuels rise, and concerns about climate instability cast a shadow over the future of coal, a new world energy economy is emerging. The old economy, fueled by oil, natural gas, and coal is being replaced with one powered by wind, solar, and geothermal energy. The Great Transition details the accelerating pace of this global energy revolution. As many countries become less enamored with coal and nuclear power, they are embracing an array of clean, renewable energies. Whereas solar energy projects were once small-scale, largely designed for residential use, energy investors are now building utility-scale solar projects. Strides are being made: some of the huge wind farm complexes under construction in China will each produce as much electricity as several nuclear power plants, and an electrified transport system supplemented by the use of bicycles could reshape the way we think about mobility.

Alternative Title

Shifting from fossil fuels to solar and wind energy

Subjects

• Renewable energy sources
• Greenhouse gas mitigation
• Solar energy
• Wind power
• Förnybara energikällor

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-163) and index.

Contents

Preface -- Changing direction -- Rise and fall of oil -- Closing coal plants -- Nuclear power in decline -- Solar revolution -- Age of wind -- Tapping the Earth's heat -- Hydropower: past and future -- Accelerating transition -- Additional resources -- Index -- Acknowledgments -- About the authors.

Call Number

JBD 18-306

ISBN

• 9780393350555
• 039335055X

LCCN

• 2015005049
• 9780393350555

OCLC

903812559

Author

Brown, Lester R. (Lester Russell), 1934- author.

Title

The great transition : shifting from fossil fuels to solar and wind energy / Lester R. Brown with Janet Larsen, J. Matthew Roney, and Emily E. Adams, Earth Policy Institute.

Publisher

New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2015]

Copyright Date

©2015

Edition

First edition.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-163) and index.

Added Author

Larsen, Janet (Environmentalist), author.

Roney, J. Matthew, author.

Adams, Emily E., author.

Earth Policy Institute.

Other Standard Identifier

9780393350555 51695

Research Call Number

JBD 18-306