Changing energy: the transition to a sustainable future
Changing Energy outlines how humanity established the current energy economy through three previous transitions, and how we now stand poised for a necessary fourth transition. Human societies around the globe have received immense benefits from uses of coal, oil, gas, and uranium sources, yet we must now rebuild our energy economies to rely on renewable sources and use them efficiently. The imperative for a fourth energytransition comes from dangers related to climate change, geopolitical tensions, documented health and environmental effects, and long-term depletion of today's sources. John H. Perkins argues that a future in which current levels of energy service benefits are sustained can come only from investments in the technologies needed to bring about a fourth energy transition. Changing Energy envisions a viable post–fossil fuel economy and identifies the barriers to be overcome.
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Publisher: University of California Press
Place of publication: Oakland, California, USA
ISBN: 9780520287785
Classification: E703 -
Keywords: history - sustainable development - energy economics
Subjects: Renewable energy, Sustainability, Sustainable energy
