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Sustainable fossil fuels : = the unusual suspect in the quest for clean and enduring energy /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Sustainable fossil fuels :/ Mark Jaccard.
Reminder of title:	the unusual suspect in the quest for clean and enduring energy /
Author:	Jaccard, Mark Kenneth,
Description:	1 online resource (xvi, 381 pages) :digital, PDF file(s). :
Notes:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Subject:	Fossil fuels - Environmental aspects. -
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511754104
ISBN:	9780511754104 (ebook)

Sustainable fossil fuels : = the unusual suspect in the quest for clean and enduring energy /
Jaccard, Mark Kenneth,

Sustainable fossil fuels :the unusual suspect in the quest for clean and enduring energy /Mark Jaccard. - 1 online resource (xvi, 381 pages) :digital, PDF file(s).

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

What is energy sustainability? -- Is our current energy path sustainable? -- The prospects for clean secondary energy -- The usual suspects : efficiency, nuclear and renewables -- The unusual suspect : how long can fossil fuels last, and does it matter? -- Can we use fossil fuels cleanly, and what might it cost? -- Sustainable energy choices : comparing the options -- Sustainable energy policy : how do we get there? -- Broadening the definition : is sustainable energy sustainable?

More and more people believe we must quickly wean ourselves from fossil fuels - oil, natural gas and coal - to save the planet from environmental catastrophe, wars and economic collapse. In this 2006 book, Professor Jaccard argues that this view is misguided. We have the technological capability to use fossil fuels without emitting climate-threatening greenhouse gases or other pollutants. The transition from conventional oil and gas to their unconventional sources including coal for producing electricity, hydrogen and cleaner-burning fuels will decrease energy dependence on politically unstable regions. In addition, our vast fossil fuel resources will be the cheapest source of clean energy for the next century and perhaps longer, which is critical for the economic and social development of the world's poorer countries. By buying time for increasing energy efficiency, developing renewable energy technologies and making nuclear power more attractive, fossil fuels will play a key role in humanity's quest for a sustainable energy system.

ISBN: 9780511754104 (ebook)Subjects--Topical Terms:

1444877
Fossil fuels
--Environmental aspects.

LC Class. No.: HD9502.A2 / J33 2005

Dewey Class. No.: 333.82

Sustainable fossil fuels : = the unusual suspect in the quest for clean and enduring energy /
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