Our Renewable Future Laying the Path for 100% Clean Energy /
The next few decades will see a profound energy transformation throughout the world. By the end of the century (and perhaps sooner), we will shift from fossil fuel dependence to rely primarily on renewable sources like solar, wind, biomass, and geothermal power. Driven by the need to avert catastrop...
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Washington, DC :
Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press,
2016
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- PART I. The Context: It’s All About Energy
- 1. Energy 101
- 2. A Quick Look At Our Current Energy System
- PART II. Energy Supply in a Renewable World: Opportunities and Challenges
- 3. Renewable Electricity: Falling Costs, Variability, and Scaling Challenges
- 4. Transportation: The Substitution Challenge
- 5. Other Uses of Fossil Fuels: the Substitution Challenge Continues
- 6. Energy Supply: How Much Will We Have? How Much Will We Need?- 7. What About…?- PART III. Preparing For Our Renewable Future.-8. Energy and Justice
- 9. What Government Can Do
- 10. What We the People Can Do
- 11. What We Learned