Energy, environment, and climate

Energy, environment, and climate / Richard Wolfson, Middlebury College.

Energy, Environment, and Climate, Third Edition, helps students explore the important questions surrounding energy and climate. This text addresses the entire picture by balancing foundational science concepts with contemporary issues to examine how energy usage impacts our planet. Wolfson lets the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wolfson, Richard (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2018]
Edition:Third edition.
Subjects:
Climatic changes.
Energy consumption > Climatic factors.
Energy consumption > Environmental aspects.
Power resources > Climatic factors.
Table of Contents:
  • A changing planet
  • High-energy society
  • Energy : a closer look
  • Energy and heat
  • Fossil energy
  • Environmental impacts of fossil fuels
  • Nuclear energy
  • Energy from Earth and moon
  • Direct from the sun : solar energy
  • Indirect from the sun : water, wind, biomass
  • Energy carriers : electricity and hydrogen
  • The science of climate
  • Forcing the climate
  • Is earth warming?
  • Future climates
  • Energy and climate : breaking the link.

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