Energy Decisions And The Environment
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Author |
: Benjamin F. Hobbs |
Publisher |
: Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages |
: 262 |
Release |
: 2012-12-06 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781461544777 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1461544777 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (77 Downloads) |
Synopsis Energy Decisions and the Environment by : Benjamin F. Hobbs
Planning, operating, and policy making in the electric utility and natural gas sectors involves important trade-offs among economic, social, and environmental criteria. These trade-offs figure prominently in ongoing debates about how to meet growing energy demands and how to restructure the world's power industry. Energy Decisions and the Environment: A Guide to the Use of Multicriteria Methods reviews practical tools for multicriteria (also called multiobjective) decision analysis that can be used to quantify trade-offs and contribute to more consistent, informed, and transparent decision making. These methods are designed to generate and effectively communicate information about trade-offs; to help people form, articulate, and apply value judgments in decision making; and to promote effective negotiation among stakeholders with competing interests. Energy Decisions and the Environment: A Guide to the Use of Multicriteria Methods includes explanations of a wide range of methods, tutorial applications that readers can duplicate, a detailed review of energy-environment applications, and three in-depth case studies.
Author |
: Fred P. Bosselman |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 1280 |
Release |
: 2010 |
ISBN-10 |
: STANFORD:36105134517924 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (24 Downloads) |
Synopsis Energy, Economics, and the Environment by : Fred P. Bosselman
This casebook integrates a legal assessment of energy resources with economic and environmental issues, thereby encouraging thoughtful analysis of energy policy issues confronting the U.S. and the world. Historical and contemporary legal issues confronting a range of energy resources are surveyed, including water power, coal, oil and gas, electricity, and nuclear power. Particular attention is paid to the need to reduce consumption of imported oil by motor vehicles. The third edition of the book contains considerable material on problems presented by climate change, including legal issues confronting renewable power projects and various conservation measures. We believe that the material can be taught in many different variations, and we continue to teach it in a somewhat different order every time it is offered.
Author |
: José Goldemberg |
Publisher |
: Earthscan |
Total Pages |
: 481 |
Release |
: 2010 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781844077489 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1844077489 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (89 Downloads) |
Synopsis Energy, Environment and Development by : José Goldemberg
First Published in 2009. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author |
: Fereidoon Sioshansi |
Publisher |
: Elsevier |
Total Pages |
: 641 |
Release |
: 2011-06-02 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780123851376 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0123851378 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (76 Downloads) |
Synopsis Energy, Sustainability and the Environment by : Fereidoon Sioshansi
The complexity of carbon reduction and economic sustainability is significantly complicated by competing aspects of socioeconomic practices as well as legislative, regulatory, and scientific requirements and protocols. An easy to read and understand guide, Sioshansi, along with an international group of contributors, moves through the maze of carbon reduction methods and technologies, providing steps and insights to meet carbon reduction requirements and maintaining the health and welfare of the firm. The book's three part treatment is based on a clear and rigorous exposition of a wide range of options to reduce the carbon footprint Part 1 of the book, Challenge of Sustainability, examines the fundamental drivers of energy demand – economic growth, the need for basic energy services, and the interdependence of economic, political, environmental, social, equity, legacy and policy issues. Part 2 of the book, Technological Solutions, examines how energy can be used to support basic energy service needs of homes, commercial and industrial facilities and for other applications. Part 3 of the book, case studies, covers a number of innovative projects, initiatives, concepts or self-imposed targets in different parts of the world with the aim of significantly reducing energy use and carbon footprint of a company, a community, a city or an entire country. There was a widespread recognition among environmental engineers and energy economist of the importance of carbon reduction while sustaining the firm's economic growth. The only book to bring together both subjects into one easy to understand reference, Carbon Reduction and Economic Sustainability not only clearly explains which option has the lowest energy/carbon footprint but also which option would better suit the business in question. This includes carbon reduction for residential, transport, industrial and public sectors. - The only book to clearly explain the economic and environmental engineering aspects of carbon reduction. - Case studies taken from a number of international projects. - Carbon reduction options for all sectors of society. - The role of the planning system in carbon reduction.
Author |
: Oliver Inderwildi |
Publisher |
: Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages |
: 719 |
Release |
: 2012-03-04 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781447127161 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1447127161 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (61 Downloads) |
Synopsis Energy, Transport, & the Environment by : Oliver Inderwildi
Sustainable mobility is a highly complex problem as it is affected by the interactions between socio-economic, environmental, technological and political issues. Energy, Transport, & the Environment: Addressing the Sustainable Mobility Paradigm brings together leading figures from business, academia and governments to address the challenges and opportunities involved in working towards sustainable mobility. Key thinkers and decision makers approach topics and debates including: · energy security and resource scarcity · greenhouse gas and pollutant emissions · urban planning, transport systems and their management · governance and finance of transformation · the threats of terrorism and climate change to our transport systems. Introduced by a preface from U.S. Secretary Steven Chu and an outline by the editors, Dr Oliver Inderwildi and Sir David King, Energy, Transport, & the Environment is divided into six sections. These sections address and explore the challenges and opportunities for energy supply, road transport, urban mobility, aviation, sea and rail, as well as finance and economics in transport. Possible solutions, ranging from alternative fuels to advanced urban planning and policy levers, will be examined in order to deepen the understanding of currently proposed solutions within the political realities of the dominating economic areas. The result of this detailed investigation is an integrated view of sustainable transport for both people and freight, making Energy, Transport, & the Environment key reading for researchers, decision makers and policy experts across the public and private sectors.
Author |
: Richard Wolfson |
Publisher |
: W. W. Norton |
Total Pages |
: 445 |
Release |
: 2018 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0393622916 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780393622911 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (16 Downloads) |
Synopsis Energy, Environment, and Climate by : Richard Wolfson
An engaging exploration of energy's impact
Author |
: Bill Gates |
Publisher |
: Vintage |
Total Pages |
: 201 |
Release |
: 2021-02-16 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780385546140 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0385546149 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (40 Downloads) |
Synopsis How to Avoid a Climate Disaster by : Bill Gates
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • In this urgent, authoritative book, Bill Gates sets out a wide-ranging, practical—and accessible—plan for how the world can get to zero greenhouse gas emissions in time to avoid a climate catastrophe. Bill Gates has spent a decade investigating the causes and effects of climate change. With the help of experts in the fields of physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, political science, and finance, he has focused on what must be done in order to stop the planet's slide to certain environmental disaster. In this book, he not only explains why we need to work toward net-zero emissions of greenhouse gases, but also details what we need to do to achieve this profoundly important goal. He gives us a clear-eyed description of the challenges we face. Drawing on his understanding of innovation and what it takes to get new ideas into the market, he describes the areas in which technology is already helping to reduce emissions, where and how the current technology can be made to function more effectively, where breakthrough technologies are needed, and who is working on these essential innovations. Finally, he lays out a concrete, practical plan for achieving the goal of zero emissions—suggesting not only policies that governments should adopt, but what we as individuals can do to keep our government, our employers, and ourselves accountable in this crucial enterprise. As Bill Gates makes clear, achieving zero emissions will not be simple or easy to do, but if we follow the plan he sets out here, it is a goal firmly within our reach.
Author |
: Elena Jiménez |
Publisher |
: Springer |
Total Pages |
: 442 |
Release |
: 2015-01-16 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783319129075 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3319129074 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (75 Downloads) |
Synopsis Environment, Energy and Climate Change I by : Elena Jiménez
This volume offers a comprehensive overview of advanced research in the field of environmental green chemistry for air, soil and water pollutants, and presents emerging technologies on the chemical treatment of polluted sites and wastes. The 15 chapters, prepared by internationally respected experts, address the following topics: (1) monitoring of indoor and outdoor air pollutants; (2) atmospheric degradation processes and formation mechanisms of secondary pollutants; (3) the environmental assessment and impacts of soils polluted by heavy metals and hydrocarbons; (4) sustainable and emerging technologies for the chemical treatment of organic and animal wastes and wastewaters; (5) photocatalytic CO2 conversion methods for the mitigation of greenhouse effects; and (6) non-conventional methods in green chemistry synthesis. Lastly, the authors outline the future perspectives of each topic. Given its multidisciplinary approach, combining environmental analysis and engineering, the book offers a valuable resource for all researchers and students interested in environmental chemistry and engineering.
Author |
: Efstathios E. Michaelides |
Publisher |
: CRC Press |
Total Pages |
: 465 |
Release |
: 2018-04-27 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781351710145 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1351710141 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (45 Downloads) |
Synopsis Energy, the Environment, and Sustainability by : Efstathios E. Michaelides
Energy and the Environment explains in simple terms what the energy demand is at the present, what the environmental effects of energy use are, and what can be accomplished to alleviate the environmental effects of energy use and ensure adequate energy supply. Though technical in approach, the text uses simple explanations of engineering processes and systems and algebra-based math to be comprehensible to students in a range of disciplines. Schematic diagrams, quantitative examples, and numerous problems will help students make quantitative calculations. This will assist them in comprehending the complexity of the energy-environment balance, and to analyze and evaluate proposed solutions.
Author |
: Md. Rabiul Islam |
Publisher |
: Springer |
Total Pages |
: 256 |
Release |
: 2017-12-16 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789811072871 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9811072876 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (71 Downloads) |
Synopsis Renewable Energy and the Environment by : Md. Rabiul Islam
This book discusses a number of important topical technical and non-technical issues related to the global energy, environment and socio-economic developments for professionals and students directly and indirectly involved in the relevant fields. It shows how renewable energy offers solutions to mitigate energy demand and helps achieve a clean environment, and also addresses the lack of a clear vision in the development of technology and a policy to reach the mandatory global renewable energy targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and stimulate socio-economic development. The book is structured in such a way that it provides a consistent compilation of fundamental theories, a compendium of current research and development activities as well as new directions to overcome critical limitations; future technologies for power grids and their control, stability and reliability are also presented.