Kicking the carbon habit : global warming and the case for renewable and nuclear energy
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : William Sweet
- ناشر : New York : Columbia University Press
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2006
- شابک / ISBN : 9780231137102
Description
1. The case for sharply cutting U.S. greenhouse gas emissions -- Part I. Coal: a Faustian bargain with payments coming due: 2. The basis of it all Pennsylvania in the Pennsylvanian -- 3. The air we breathe: the human costs of coal combustion -- 4. From outer space: Asia's brown cloud, and more -- Part II. Climate: the lockstep relationship between carbon dioxide and temperature: 5. The drillers -- 6. The modellers -- 7. The synthesizers -- Part III. Choices: the low-carbon and zero-carbon technologies we can deploy right now: 8. Breaking the carbon habit -- 9. Going all out for renewables, conservation, and green design -- 10. Natural gas, gasoline, and the vision of a hydrogen economy -- 11. A second look at nuclear energy -- Conclusion: How to reduce greenhouse gases now, using today's technology.
Examines what the United States can do to help prevent climate devastation. This title explores advances made by climate scientists and addresses the various political and economic issues associated with global warming, including the practicality of reducing emissions from automobiles, and the efficacy of taxing energy consumption.
