Energy, environment, and climate

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Energy, Environment, and Climate, Third Edition, helps students explore the important questions surrounding energy and climate. This text addresses the entire picture by balancing foundational science concepts with contemporary issues to examine how energy usage impacts our planet. Wolfson lets the science speak for itself by emphasizing decisions and trade-offs. Revised and updated to reflect the latest advancements in science and global technology, the text provides students with the backgrou…

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Title Statements

Full title :Energy, environment, and climate / Richard Wolfson, Middlebury College.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:2018
Edition:Third edition

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):W.W. Norton & Company
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:2018

The Physical Object

Description:xx, 445 pages : : illustrations, maps ; : 26 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780393622911, 0393622916
oclc:ocn992119561
LC Classification:QC981.8.C5
Dewey Decimal:551.6

A changing planet -- High-energy society -- Energy : a closer look -- Energy and heat -- Fossil energy -- Environmental impacts of fossil fuels -- Nuclear energy -- Energy from Earth and moon -- Direct from the sun : solar energy -- Indirect from the sun : water, wind, biomass -- Energy carriers : electricity and hydrogen -- The science of climate -- Forcing the climate -- Is earth warming? -- Future climates -- Energy and climate : breaking the link.

Subjects

Climat -- Changements climate change Climatic changes Energieverbrauch Energy consumption -- Climatic factors Energy consumption -- Environmental asp… Klimaänderung Power resources -- Climatic factors Ressources énergétiques -- Facteurs cli… Umweltverträglichkeit