Global energy innovation [ why America must lead
The world is entering the Third Industrial Revolution, an era of remarkable progress in science and technology that will require a global shift away from reliance on fossil-fuel and carbon-based energy. This book explains how America can lead the effort to reverse global warming and become the world...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Santa Barbara, Califonia :
Praeger ,
c2012
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Table of Contents:
- 1. A new carbonless and sustainable era is at America's doorstep
- 2. The problem : climate change and its global impact
- 3. Asia leads the GIR : Japan and South Korea
- 4. Europe joins the GIR
- 5. China leapfrogs into the GIR
- 6. Sustainable communities
- 7. Renewable energy integrated systems
- 8. Smart green grids in the GIR
- 9. Emerging commercial technologies empower the GIR
- 10. The next economics
- 11. The race for global energy innovation has begun: where is America?