E-book
Proven climate solutions : leading voices on how to accelerate change / edited by BF Nagy.
"This book features essays from leading experts on the proven ways to resolve the key issues facing the planet in the next very critical 11 or 12 years, covering a range of topics from electric aviation and lithium batteries to biodiversity and the circular economy"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781538186541
- ISBN: 1538186543
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (xv, 222 pages) : illustrations
- Publisher: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2024]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 1. Stop Burning Things -- 2. The realities of the climate imperative -- 3. 100% renewables and the six year payback -- 4. Selling our home to the highest bidder -- 5. False solutions from the gas industry -- 6. Opportunity costs and distractions -- 7. Here comes the sun: distributed energy resources and virtual power plants -- 8. Change -- 9. Policy & planning for electric vehicle grid integration -- 10. The energy storage challenge -- 11. Aviation electrification -- 12. Reinventing buildings and communities -- 13. Hockey, natural refrigerants & greening industry -- 14. Polar biodiversity & climate -- 15. Arrogance, carelessness & humility -- 16. Circular food systems: feeding the urban world -- 17. Water -- 18. Toward energy neutrality in wastewater treatment -- 19. Urban planning, government priorities& oxygen. |
| Source of Description Note: | Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 06, 2024). |
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Summary:
"This book features essays from leading experts on the proven ways to resolve the key issues facing the planet in the next very critical 11 or 12 years, covering a range of topics from electric aviation and lithium batteries to biodiversity and the circular economy"--
