Energy Transitions: Global and National Perspectives

by Vaclav Smil

This book provides a detailed, global examination of energy transitions, supplying a long-term historical perspective, an up-to-date assessment of recent and near-term advances in energy production technology and implementation, and an explanation of why efforts to limit global warming and to shift away from fossil fuels have been gradual.

Based on the best international and national statistical sources, the second edition of Energy...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 144085324X
• ISBN13: 9781440853241
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.4"