The book shows how the world evolved to its present state in which humans exercise a powerful influence on global environmental change and emphasises ...

ISBN: 9780195386110

To reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80 per cent by 2050, the United Kingdom has to transform the way that energy is supplied and used. ...

ISBN: 9781849710848

This book presents the latest information on developments in some of the major chemistry topics related to the oil industry that will have an impact o...

ISBN: 0854048618

This book provides an overview of the reasons why nuclear energy is a flawed policy option for a number of reasons: accidents, cost overruns, low retu...

ISBN: 9789814322751

The 21st century has coincided with increacing evidence of the severe environmental impact of global energy consumption. Governments and environmental...

ISBN: 9780123736222

When the European Union (EU) set up its Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) in 2001, the world’s first carbon trading market, advocates heralded a new dawn...