Introduction to Energy and Climate Developing a Sustainable Environment

• Main Author: Kerr, Julie
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: Boca Raton CRC Press 2018; Taylor & Francis Group; Taylor & Francis
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: Climatic changes; Ecology - Environment Studies; ENERGYANDCLEANTECHnetBASE; ENVIROnetBASE; Environmental; Environmental aspects; Environmental Law - Environmental Studies; ENVIRONMENTALSCIENCEnetBASE; Power resources; Power resources > Environmental aspects; Renewable energy sources; SCI-TECHnetBASE; STMnetBASE; Sustainability; Sustainable living; Ultralow Sulfur Diesel; Geothermal Reservoir; Secondary Energy Source; United States; Energy Savings; Urban Heat Island; High GWP Gas; Tar Sands; Regulate GHG Emission; Soil Contamination; Smart Grid; Sea Ice; Energy Sources; Power Plants; Fuel Cells; Energy Resource; Energy Efficiency; Oil Shale; Climate Change; Greenhouse Gas; Diesel Fuel; Energy Systems; Earth's Atmosphere; Renewable Energy; Wind Turbines
• ISBN: 1498774393; 9781498774390; 9780367878887; 0367878887
• DOI: 10.1201/9781315151885

The purpose of this textbook is to provide a well-rounded working knowledge of both climate change and environmental sustainability for a wide range of students. Students will learn core concepts and methods to analyze energy and environmental impacts; will understand what is changing the earth's climate, and what that means for life on earth now and in the future. They will also have a firm understanding of what energy is and how it can be used. This text intends to develop working knowledge of these topics, with both technical and social implications. Students will find in one volume the integration and careful treatment of climate, energy, and sustainability.