Liberating Energy from Carbon: Introduction to Decarbonization

• Main Author: Muradov, Nazim (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Energy, 22
• Subjects: Engineering.; Renewable energy resources.; Fossil fuels.; Energy systems.; Energy storage.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Sustainable development.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture).; Sustainable Development.; Energy Storage.; Energy Systems.

Liberating Energy from Carbon analyzes energy options in a carbon-constrained world. Major strategies and pathways to decarbonizing the carbon-intensive economy are laid out with a special emphasis on the prospects of achieving low-risk atmospheric CO2 levels. The opportunities and challenges in dev...