Global Energy Fundamentals: Economics, Politics, and Technology [Paperback]

A rigorous and accessible guide to the current status and future prospects of the global energy system.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.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.This book provides a rigorous, concise guide?to the current status and future prospects of the global energy system. As we move away from fossil fuels and toward clean energy solutions, the complexity of the global energy system has increased. Tagliapietra cuts through this complexity with a multidisciplinary perspective of the system, which encompasses economics, geopolitics, and basic technology. He goes on to explore the main components of the global energy system - oil, natural gas, coal, nuclear energy, bioenergy, hydropower, geothermal energy, wind energy, solar energy, marine energy - as well as energy consumption and energy efficiency. It then provides an in-depth analysis of the pivotal issues of climate change and of energy access in Africa.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.A timely description of diverse sources of energy supply around the world, with supplementary material on energy demand, climate clsÒ