Metals, Energy and Sustainability The Story of Doctor Copper and King Coal /

• Main Authors: Golding, Barry (Author), Golding, Suzanne D. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Fossil fuels.; Mineral resources.; Energy industries.; Sustainable development.; Econometrics.; Earth Sciences.; Mineral Resources.; Energy Economics.; Sustainable Development.; Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture).

This book explains how and where copper and fossil fuels were formed and the likely future for the extraction of copper and coal. The colourful chronology of our efforts to extract metals from minerals and energy from fossil fuels is presented from earliest times until the present day. The difficult...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction - Dr Copper and King Coal
• Properties of Copper and Coal
• Copper and Coal through the Ages
• Metals Energy and Sustainability
• Conclusion
• Index.