endstream endobj 81 0 obj <>stream Inbunden, 2016. It was a Christmas present so I was disappointed. Coal began to supply more than half of the world’s primary energy (including traditional biofuels) around 1900, its contribution peaked at about 55% during the second decade of the 20th century and in 2015 it still provided about 30% of the total .
The book serves as an invaluable resource for students as well as for anyone interested in a realistic appraisal of the current state of energy transitions in various nations and regions and the likely future development of the global energy supply.• Presents historical coverage of energy production, energy use, and key technical and economic factors that affect the currently unfolding transitions,• Offers insightful analysis of energy transitions on both the national and global scale to explain the possibilities and limitations of the process,• Supplies a critical appraisal of new renewable conversions that makes clear their advantages and potential benefits as well as their inherent unavoidable limitations,• Enables general readers to gain an in-depth understanding of energy transitions from the perspective of an acclaimed scientist with expertise in the fields of energy, environmental and population change, technical innovation, and public policy,Introduction: The Book's Raison d'Être ix,Chapter 1 Energy Systems: Their Basic Properties 1,Chapter 2 Energy Transitions: Universal Patterns 23,Processes and Paces: Complexities of Energy Transitions 25,Grand Fuel Sequence: From Biomass to Coal and Hydrocarbons 32,A New Quality: Generation of Electricity 49,History of Prime Movers: From Muscles to Machines 59,Quantifying the Transitions: Uncertainties and Trends 74,Chapter 3 National Transitions: Commonalities and Particularities 95,United Kingdom and France: Great European Powers 99,Netherlands and Sweden: Very Different Experiences 107,United States and Russia: Energy Superpowers 115,Changing Patterns: Commonalities and Exceptions 139,Chapter 4 Decarbonization: Progress So Far 147,Slow Gains: Relative Global Decarbonization 148,Inadequate Shifts: Hydrocarbons and Primary Electricity 151,New Renewables: Solar Energy and Wind Electricity 154,Modern Biofuels: Electricity and Liquids 158,National Trajectories: Aspirations and Accomplishments 164,Chapter 5 Looking Ahead: Possibilities and Constraints 175,Long-term Forecasts: Past Failures and New Visions 178,Climate Change Challenge: How Much More CO2 Can We Emit? All readers."
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Although there are a lot of important books about energy, as an author Smil is in a class by himself in terms of breadth and depth.","Recommended. %PDF-1.6 %���� By Paul Voosen Mar. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading.Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2017.After reading this I understood that the level of effort required to transition to renewable energy must be way, way higher that what we're doing right now.Transitions take a long time.
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