TheCarbonCrunch:HowWe'reGettingClimateChangeWrong-andHowtoFixIt
- 作者
- 出版社 YaleUniversityPress
- 出版时间 2012年9月
- ISBN 9780300186598
- 定价 403.40
内容简介
Despitecommitmentstorenewableenergyandtwodecadesofinternationalnegotiations,globalemissionscontinuetorise.Coal,themostdamagingofallfossilfuels,hasactuallyrisenfrom25%toalmost30%ofworldenergyuse.AndwhileEuropeancountrieshavecongratulatedthemselvesonreducingemissions,theyhaveincreasedtheircarbonimportsfromChinaandotherdevelopingnations,whocontinuetoexpandtheircoaluse.Asstandardsoflivingincreaseindevelopingcountries,coalusecanonlyincreaseaswell—andglobaltemperaturesalongwithit.Inthishard-hittingbook,DieterHelmlooksathowandwhywehavefailedtotackletheissueofglobalwarmingandarguesforanew,pragmaticrethinkingofenergypolicy—fromtransitioningfromcoaltogasandeventuallytoelectrificationoftransport,tocarbonpricingandafocusonnewtechnologies.Lucid,compellingandrigorouslyresearched,thisbookwillhavealastingimpactonhowwethinkaboutclimatechange.
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