Managing Global Warming An Interface of Technology and Human Issues [Paperback]

Managing Global Warming: An Interface of Technology and Human Issues discusses the causes of global warming, the options available to solve global warming problems, and how each option can be realistically implemented. It is the first book based on scientific content that presents an overall reference on both global warming and its solutions in one volume. Containing authoritative chapters written by scientists and engineers working in the field, each chapter includes the very latest research and references on the potential impact of wind, solar, hydro, geo-engineering and other energy technologies on climate change.

With this wide ranging set of topics and solutions, engineers, professors, leaders and policymakers will find this to be a valuable handbook for their research and work.

• Presents chapters that are accompanied by an easy reference summary
• Includes up-to-date options and technical solutions for global warming through color imagery
• Provides up-to-date information as presented by a collection of renowned global experts

A INTRODUCTION 1. Why do we have global warming? Professor T M Letcher, 2. Greenhouse Gas Removal, the Numbers Involved Dr. Robert Chris 3. The Present Status of Electricity Generation in the World; how important it is, which industrial methods of electricity generation world uses, how efficient they are, how they interact in an electrical grid Professor Igor Pioro

B REDUCING CO2: FOSSIL FUELS, NUCLEAR ENERGY 4. The Future of Fossil Fuels Trevor M Letcher 5. Nuclear Fission Professor Igor Pioro 6. Nuclear Fusion: what of the Future? Dr Richard Kembleton

C REDUCING GREENHOUSE GASES: RENEWABLES al³-