Blackout: Coal, Climate and the Last Energy Crisis
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| Rating | : | 4.18 (847 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1905570201 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the Author RICHARD HEINBERG is widely regarded as one of the world's foremost Peak Oil educators. He is a member of the core faculty at New College of California and Research Fellow of the Post Carbon Institute. Richard lives with his wife in a suburban home they have renovated for energy efficiency, where they grow much of their own food. . His monthly Museletter has been in publication since 1992, and he is an award-winning author of seven books. A journalist and musician, he has lectured widely, appearing on national radio and television in many countries
Coal currently looks like a solution to many of our fast-growing energy problems. Drawbacks to a coal-based energy strategy include: Scarcity - new studies suggest that the peak of world coal production may actually be less than two decades away; Cost - the quality of produced coal is declining, while the expense of transportation is rising, leading to spiralling costs and increasing shortages; and, Climate impacts - our ability to deal with the historic challenge of climate change may hinge on reducing coal consumption in future years. It is critical reading for planners, educators and anyone concerned about energy security, oil depletion and climate change.. "Blackout" goes to the heart of the tough energy questions that will dominate every sphere of public policy throughout the first half of this century. Coal fuels more than 30 per cent of UK electricity production, and about 50 per cent in the US, providing a significant portion of total energy output. China and India's recent ferocious economic growth has been based almost entirely on coal-generated electricity. However, while coal advocates are urging us full steam ahead, the increasing reliance on this dirtiest of all fossil fuels has crucial implications for energy policy, pollution levels, the global climate, world economy and geopolitics
"Blackout" according to JV. This is a good book full of alarming numbers. If the author is right, we're in deep trouble as a society.. Jean Schanen said A tremendously important book. Subtitled Coal, Climate and the Last Energy Crisis,the author presents every bit of information we need in order to understand the policy and life conduct decisions we will make in the very near future concerning decline in available energy resources, and then details three scenarios, and shows us, again based on facts, where each. Great Technical Analysis of Coal Reserves and Comsumption The book begins by exposing the flaws of using R/P ratios to forecast future supplies of coal, which ironically is the most common method used to estimate how much coal we have. The author instead lays out a thorough argumnet that coal supplies must be estimated using a Hubbart-curve type of analysis, similar to that used to forca
He is a member of the core faculty at New College of California and Research Fellow of the Post Carbon Institute. . RICHARD HEINBERG is widely regarded as one of the world's foremost Peak Oil educators. A journalist and musician, he has lectured widely, appearing on national radio and television in many