The Great Transition: Shifting from Fossil Fuels to Solar and Wind Energy

2015-04-20 Nature

Author : Lester R. Brown
Release : 2015-04-20
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Download or read book The Great Transition: Shifting from Fossil Fuels to Solar and Wind Energy written by Lester R. Brown. This book was released on 2015-04-20. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The great energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy is under way. As oil insecurity deepens, the extraction risks of fossil fuels rise, and concerns about climate instability cast a shadow over the future of coal, a new world energy economy is emerging. The old economy, fueled by oil, natural gas, and coal is being replaced with one powered by wind, solar, and geothermal energy. The Great Transition details the accelerating pace of this global energy revolution. As many countries become less enamored with coal and nuclear power, they are embracing an array of clean, renewable energies. Whereas solar energy projects were once small-scale, largely designed for residential use, energy investors are now building utility-scale solar projects. Strides are being made: some of the huge wind farm complexes under construction in China will each produce as much electricity as several nuclear power plants, and an electrified transport system supplemented by the use of bicycles could reshape the way we think about mobility.

The Great Transition

2015-01-27 Nature

Author : Lester R Brown
Release : 2015-01-27
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Download or read book The Great Transition written by Lester R Brown. This book was released on 2015-01-27. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The great energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy is under way. As oil insecurity deepens, the extraction risks of fossil fuels rise, and concerns about climate instability cast a shadow over the future of coal, a new world energy economy is emerging. The old economy, fueled by oil, natural gas, and coal is being replaced with one powered by wind, solar, and geothermal energy. The Great Transition details the accelerating pace of this global energy revolution. As many countries become less enamored with coal and nuclear power, they are embracing an array of clean, renewable energies. Whereas solar energy projects were once small-scale, largely designed for residential use, energy investors are now building utility-scale solar projects. Strides are being made: some of the huge wind farm complexes under construction in China will each produce as much electricity as several nuclear power plants, and an electrified transport system supplemented by the use of bicycles could reshape the way we think about mobility.

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Download or read book The Great Transition written by . This book was released on . Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Great Transition: Shifting from Fossil Fuels to Solar and Wind Energy Supporting Data - Climate Carbon Emissions Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Fossil Fuel Burning, 1751-2013 GRAPH: Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Fossil Fuel Burning, 1751-2013 GRAPH: Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Fossil Fuel Burning, 1950-2013 Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Fossil Fuel Burning by Fuel. [...] http://www.earth-policy.org/books/tgt/tgtdata Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Fossil Fuel Burning, 1751-2013 Year Carbon Dioxide Million Tons of Carbon 1751 3 1752 3 1753 3 1754 3 1755 3 1756 3 1757 3 1758 3 1759 3 1760 3 1761 3 1762 3 1763 3 1764 3 1765 3 1766 3 1767 3 1768 3 1769 3 1770 3 1771 4 1772 4 1773 4 1774 4 1775 4 1776 4 1777 4 1778 4 1779 4 1780 4 1781 5 1782 5 1783 5 1784 5 1785. [...] 0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 M illi on T on s of C ar bo n Source: EPI from CDIAC, BP Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Fossil Fuel Burning in Top Ten Countries, 2013 Ea rth P ol ic y In st itu te - w w w .e ar th po lic y. [...] or g Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Fossil Fuel Burning in Industrial Countries and the Rest of the World, 1751-2013 Year Global Industrial Countries Rest of World 1751 3 3 0 1752 3 3 0 1753 3 3 0 1754 3 3 0 1755 3 3 0 1756 3 3 0 1757 3 3 0 1758 3 3 0 1759 3 3 0 1760 3 3 0 1761 3 3 0 1762 3 3 0 1763 3 3 0 1764 3 3 0 1765 3 3 0 1766 3 3 0 1767 3 3 0 1768 3 3 0 1769 3 3 0 1770 3 3 0 1771 4 4 0 1772 4. [...] 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 1750 1800 1850 1900 1950 2000 2050 M illi on T on s of C ar bo n Source: EPI from BP; CDIAC Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Fossil Fuel Burning in Industrial Countries and the Rest of the World, 1751-2013 Ea rth P ol ic y In st itu te - w w w .e ar th po lic y.

Market Forces Driving "Great Transition" to Clean Energy, Says New Book Lester Brown's Latest Highlights Falling Costs, Rising Adoption and Failing Nuclear, Fossils - WASHINGTON, DC - The Global Economy is Now Undergoing a Transition from Fossil and Nuclear Energy to Clean Power from Solar, Wind, and Other Renewable Sources

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