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Sustainable Energy - without the hot air

Author: David JC MacKay   Series: without the hot air

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The best-selling book on understanding sustainable energy and how we can make energy plans that add up.

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The best-selling book on understanding sustainable energy and how we can make energy plans that add up.

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The enlightening, best-selling book on understanding sustainable energy and how we can make energy plans that add up.If you’ve ever wondered how much energy we use, and where it comes from – and where it could come from – but are fed up with all the hot air and ‘greenwash‘, this is the book for you. Renewable resources are ‘huge‘, but our energy consumption is also ‘huge‘. To compare ‘huge‘ things with each other, we need numbers, not adjectives.Sustainable Energy – without the hot air addresses the energy crisis objectively, cutting through all the contradictory statements from the media, government, and lobbies of all sides. It gives you the numbers and the facts you need, in bite-sized chunks, so you can understand the issues yourself and organises a plan for change on both a personal level and an international scale – for Europe, the United States, and the world. In case study format, this informative book also answers questions surrounding nuclear energy, the potential of sustainable fossil fuels, and the possibilities of sharing renewable power with foreign countries.Written by David MacKay, who was an esteemed Professor of Engineering at the University of Cambridge and Chief Scientific Advisor to the UK Department of Climate Change, this is an uplifting, jargon-free and informative read for all. In it, David debunks misinformation and clearly explains the calculations of expenditure per person to encourage people to make individual changes that will benefit the world at large.If you've thrown your hands up in despair thinking no solution is possible, then read this book - it's an honest, realistic, and humorous discussion of all our energy options.

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Critic Reviews

“"If only all scientists could adopt this approach, then perhaps there would be no need for politically motivated TV documentaries."”

For anyone with influence on energy policy, whether in government, business or a campaign group, this book should be compulsory reading. -- Tony Juniper (Former Executive Director, Friends of the Earth)
At last a book that comprehensively reveals the true facts about sustainable energy in a form that is both highly readable and entertaining. -- Robert Sansom (EDF Energy)
MacKay brings a welcome dose of common sense into the discussion of energy sources and use. Fresh air replacing hot air. -- Prof Mike Ashby Royal Society Research Professor at Cambridge University
This year's must-read book about tackling our future energy needs. The Guardian
... may be the best technical book about the environment that I've ever read. This is to energy and climate what Freakonomics is to economics. -- Cory Doctorow Boing Boing
The book is a tour de force ... As a work of popular science it is exemplary ... For anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the real problems involved [it] is the place to start. The Economist
The first factual meme on renewable energy? A book about climate change that gets rave reviews from folk at oil companies, environmental groups and the Number One Blog of All Time has to be worth a peek. -- energysource blog The Financial Times

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About the Author

David MacKay was a Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Cambridge, a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) and Regius Professor of Engineering at Cambridge University. He is internationally known for his research in machine learning, information theory, and communication systems, including the invention of Dasher, a software interface that enables efficient communication in any language with any muscle. David was previously a member of the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Climate Change and Chief Scientific Advisor to the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change, and in the 2016 New Year's Honours List was awarded a knighthood for services to Scientific Advice in Government and Science Outreach. He passed away in 2016 at the age of 48.

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Addressing the sustainable energy crisis in an objective manner, this enlightening book analyzes the relevant numbers and organizes a plan for change on both a personal level and an international scale--for Europe, the United States, and the world. In case study format, this informative reference answers questions surrounding nuclear energy, the potential of sustainable fossil fuels, and the possibilities of sharing renewable power with foreign countries. While underlining the difficulty of minimizing consumption, the tone remains positive as it debunks misinformation and clearly explains the calculations of expenditure per person to encourage people to make individual changes that will benefit the world at large.

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Product Details

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC | UIT Cambridge LTD
Published
1st January 2009
Pages
384
ISBN
9780954452933

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