Sustainable Fossil Fuels: The Unusual Suspect in the Quest for Clean and Enduring Energy
by Jaccard, Mark
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- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good+ with no dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0521679796
- ISBN 13
- 9780521679794
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Synopsis
More and more people believe we must quickly wean ourselves from fossil fuels - oil, natural gas and coal - to save the planet from environmental catastrophe, wars and economic collapse. Professor Jaccard argues that this view is misguided. We have the technological capability to use fossil fuels without emitting climate-threatening greenhouse gases or other pollutants. The transition from conventional oil and gas to their unconventional sources including coal for producing electricity, hydrogen and cleaner-burning fuels will decrease energy dependence on politically unstable regions. In addition, our vast fossil fuel resources will be the cheapest source of clean energy for the next century and perhaps longer, which is critical for the economic and social development of the world's poorer countries. By buying time for increasing energy efficiency, developing renewable energy technologies and making nuclear power more attractive, fossil fuels will play a key role in humanity's quest for a sustainable energy system.
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- Bookseller
- Riverwash Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SCI0313
- Title
- Sustainable Fossil Fuels: The Unusual Suspect in the Quest for Clean and Enduring Energy
- Author
- Jaccard, Mark
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ with no dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0521679796
- ISBN 13
- 9780521679794
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 2006
- Keywords
- 0521679796, Science, Environment, Sustainability, Fossil Fuels
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science;
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