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Energy Systems

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Modern societies require energy systems to provide energy for cooking, heating, transport, and materials processing, as well as for electricity generation. Energy systems include the primary fuel, its conversion, and transport to the point of use. In many cases this primary fuel is still a fossil fuel, a one-use resource derived from a finite supply within our planet, causing considerable damage to the environment. After 300 years of increasing reliance on fossil fuels, particularly coal, it is becoming ever clearer that the present energy systems need to change. In this Very Short Introduction Nick Jenkins explores our historic investment in the exploitation of fossil energy resources and their current importance, and discusses the implications of our increasing rate of energy use. He considers the widespread acceptance by scientists and policy makers that our energy systems must reduce emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases, and looks forward to the radical changes in fuel technology that will be necessary to continue to provide energy supplies in a sustainable manner, and extend access across the developing world.

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Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc. Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9781515932024
  • File size: 127794 KB
  • Release date: February 1, 2020
  • Duration: 04:26:14

MP3 audiobook

  • ISBN: 9781515932024
  • File size: 127808 KB
  • Release date: February 1, 2020
  • Duration: 04:30:14
  • Number of parts: 4

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English

Modern societies require energy systems to provide energy for cooking, heating, transport, and materials processing, as well as for electricity generation. Energy systems include the primary fuel, its conversion, and transport to the point of use. In many cases this primary fuel is still a fossil fuel, a one-use resource derived from a finite supply within our planet, causing considerable damage to the environment. After 300 years of increasing reliance on fossil fuels, particularly coal, it is becoming ever clearer that the present energy systems need to change. In this Very Short Introduction Nick Jenkins explores our historic investment in the exploitation of fossil energy resources and their current importance, and discusses the implications of our increasing rate of energy use. He considers the widespread acceptance by scientists and policy makers that our energy systems must reduce emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases, and looks forward to the radical changes in fuel technology that will be necessary to continue to provide energy supplies in a sustainable manner, and extend access across the developing world.

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  • Details

    Publisher:
    Tantor Media, Inc.
    Edition:
    Unabridged

    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    ISBN: 9781515932024
    File size: 127794 KB
    Release date: February 1, 2020
    Duration: 04:26:14

    MP3 audiobook
    ISBN: 9781515932024
    File size: 127808 KB
    Release date: February 1, 2020
    Duration: 04:30:14
    Number of parts: 4

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  • Formats
    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    MP3 audiobook
  • Languages
    English