Crossing the Energy Divide

Moving from Fossil Fuel Dependence to a Clean-Energy Future

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Technology, Environmental, Science, Biological Sciences, Environmental Science
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Author: Robert U. Ayres, Edward H. Ayres ISBN: 9780137039012
Publisher: Pearson Education Publication: December 20, 2009
Imprint: FT Press Language: English
Author: Robert U. Ayres, Edward H. Ayres
ISBN: 9780137039012
Publisher: Pearson Education
Publication: December 20, 2009
Imprint: FT Press
Language: English

If we continue our highly inefficient, dangerous energy usage, we’re headed for both economic and environmental catastrophe. However, the hard truth is that alternative fuels can’t fully replace fossil fuels for decades. What’s more, new research indicates that energy inefficiencies are retarding economic growth even more than most experts ever realized.

 

Crossing the Energy Divide is about solving all these problems at once. The authors, two leading experts in energy and environmental economics, show how massive improvements in energy efficiency can bridge the global economy until clean renewables can fully replace fossil fuels.

 

Robert and Edward Ayres demonstrate how we can radically reform the way we manage our existing energy systems to double the amount of “energy service” we get from every drop of fossil fuel we use.

 

These techniques require no scientific breakthroughs: Many companies and institutions are applying them right now, but tens of thousands more could. This book offers a strategic guide for using them to solve the energy crisis once and for all—reducing carbon emissions, achieving true energy security, and reigniting economic growth for decades to come.

 

More energy, without more emissions

Recapturing lost energy from today’s fossil fuels

** **

There is such a thing as a free lunch

Mitigating climate disaster and improving prosperity at the same time

 

The future of electricity

Reforming tomorrow’s electrical system: smarter, more productive, and more reliable

 

The implications for cities, transportation, business, and government

Making the decisions that prepare you for a high-cost energy future

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If we continue our highly inefficient, dangerous energy usage, we’re headed for both economic and environmental catastrophe. However, the hard truth is that alternative fuels can’t fully replace fossil fuels for decades. What’s more, new research indicates that energy inefficiencies are retarding economic growth even more than most experts ever realized.

 

Crossing the Energy Divide is about solving all these problems at once. The authors, two leading experts in energy and environmental economics, show how massive improvements in energy efficiency can bridge the global economy until clean renewables can fully replace fossil fuels.

 

Robert and Edward Ayres demonstrate how we can radically reform the way we manage our existing energy systems to double the amount of “energy service” we get from every drop of fossil fuel we use.

 

These techniques require no scientific breakthroughs: Many companies and institutions are applying them right now, but tens of thousands more could. This book offers a strategic guide for using them to solve the energy crisis once and for all—reducing carbon emissions, achieving true energy security, and reigniting economic growth for decades to come.

 

More energy, without more emissions

Recapturing lost energy from today’s fossil fuels

** **

There is such a thing as a free lunch

Mitigating climate disaster and improving prosperity at the same time

 

The future of electricity

Reforming tomorrow’s electrical system: smarter, more productive, and more reliable

 

The implications for cities, transportation, business, and government

Making the decisions that prepare you for a high-cost energy future

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