Global Change, Energy Issues and Regulation Policies

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Saulnier, Jean Bernard (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Varella, Marcelo D. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Σειρά: Integrated Science & Technology Program, 2
• Θέματα: Environment.; Renewable energy resources.; Energy policy.; Energy and state.; Fossil fuels.; Climate change.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Sustainable development.; Sustainable Development.; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Energy Policy, Economics and Management.; Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture).

This book analyses the deep interaction between the world’s environmental crises, energy production, conversion and use, and global regulation policies.   Bringing together experts from a wide range of scientific fields, including physics, geosciences, social sciences, and so on, it offers the reade...

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• Index.