TY  - BOOK
AB  - "Global climate change is one of the most important issues humanity faces today. This book assesses the sensible, senseless and biased proposals for averting the potentially disastrous consequences of global warming, allowing the reader to draw their own conclusions on switching to more sustainable energy provision. Burton Richter is a Nobel Prize-winning scientist who has served on many US and international review committees on climate change and energy issues. He provides a concise overview of our knowledge and uncertainties within climate change science, discusses current energy demand and supply patterns, and the energy options available to cut emissions of greenhouse gases. Written in non-technical language, this book presents a balanced view of options for moving from our heavy reliance on fossil fuels into a much more sustainable energy system, and is accessible to a wide range of readers without scientific backgrounds - students, policymakers, and the concerned citizen"--Provided by publisher.
AU  - Richter, Burton,
CN  - QC903
CN  - QC903
CY  - Cambridge, UK ;
CY  - New York :
DA  - 2010.
ID  - 347152
KW  - Climatic changes
KW  - Renewable energy sources
KW  - Twenty-first century
LK  - http://assets.cambridge.org/97805217/63844/cover/9780521763844.jpg
N2  - "Global climate change is one of the most important issues humanity faces today. This book assesses the sensible, senseless and biased proposals for averting the potentially disastrous consequences of global warming, allowing the reader to draw their own conclusions on switching to more sustainable energy provision. Burton Richter is a Nobel Prize-winning scientist who has served on many US and international review committees on climate change and energy issues. He provides a concise overview of our knowledge and uncertainties within climate change science, discusses current energy demand and supply patterns, and the energy options available to cut emissions of greenhouse gases. Written in non-technical language, this book presents a balanced view of options for moving from our heavy reliance on fossil fuels into a much more sustainable energy system, and is accessible to a wide range of readers without scientific backgrounds - students, policymakers, and the concerned citizen"--Provided by publisher.
PB  - Cambridge University Press,
PP  - Cambridge, UK ;
PP  - New York :
PY  - 2010.
SN  - 9780521747813 (pbk.)
SN  - 0521747813 (pbk.)
SN  - 9780521763844
SN  - 0521763843
T1  - Beyond smoke and mirrors :climate change and energy in the 21st century /
TI  - Beyond smoke and mirrors :climate change and energy in the 21st century /
UR  - http://assets.cambridge.org/97805217/63844/cover/9780521763844.jpg
ER  -