Global Energy Fundamentals - Economics, Politics, and Technology

A rigorous and accessible guide to the current status and future prospects of the global energy system.

List of contents

1. Introduction to global energy; 2. Oil; 3. Natural gas; 4. Coal; 5. Nuclear energy; 6. Renewable energy: Introduction and established sources; 7. Renewable energy: New sources; 8. Energy consumption and energy efficiency; 9. In-depth focus 1: Energy and climate change; 10. In-depth focus 2: Energy access in Africa; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Simone Tagliapietra is Research Fellow at Bruegel and at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore. He is also Adjunct Professor at The Johns Hopkins University SAIS Europe and Senior Fellow at the Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei. He is the author of Energy Relations in the Euro-Mediterranean (Palgrave, 2017) and The Geoeconomics of Sovereign Wealth Funds and Renewable Energy (Claeys and Casteels, 2012).

Summary

This book provides a rigorous and accessible portrayal of global energy fundamentals. The author uses a multi-disciplinary approach to present each component of the global energy system (oil, gas, coal, nuclear energy, hydropower, solar and wind energy), as well as issues of climate change and energy access in developing countries.

Additional text

'This book offers a concise, up-to-date, authoritative account of key features of the global energy system. Tagliapietra, a highly respected energy expert and academic researcher, places energy alternatives in the context of changing technologies, markets, geopolitics, and the challenges of climate change and energy access. This overview will help general readers and energy specialists gain new insights on the pathways to sustainable energy for all.' Jeffrey D. Sachs, University Professor, Columbia University and Director, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network

Product details

• Authors: Simone Tagliapietra, Simone (Universita Cattolica Del Sac Tagliapietra, Tagliapietra Simone
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2020
• EAN: 9781108817707
• ISBN: 978-1-108-81770-7
• No. of pages: 300
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Heat, energy and power station engineering; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; Economics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Environmental Economics, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Power Resources / General, Environmental Economics, Energy technology & engineering, Energy technology and engineering