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David JC MacKay - Sustainable Energy - without the hot air, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2009

Sustainable Energy - without the hot air

Av David JC MacKay

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Addressing the sustainable energy crisis in an objective manner, this enlightening book analyzes the relevant numbers and organizes a plan for change on both a personal level and an international scale--for Europe, the United States, and the world. In case study format, this informative reference answers questions surrounding nuclear energy, the potential of sustainable fossil fuels, and the possibilities of sharing renewable power with foreign countries.While underlining the difficulty of minimizing consumption, the tone remains positive as it debunks misinformation and clearly explains the calculations of expenditure per person to encourage people to make individual changes that will benefit the world at large.If you've thrown your hands up in despair thinking no solution is possible, then read this book - it's an honest, realistic, and humorous discussion of all our energy options.
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David MacKay was a Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Cambridge, a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) and Regius Professor of Engineering at Cambridge University.He studied Natural Sciences at Cambridge and then obtained his PhD in Computation and Neural Systems at Caltech - the California Institute of Technology. He returned to Cambridge as a Royal Society research fellow at Darwin College. He is internationally known for his research in machine learning, information theory, and communication systems, including the invention of Dasher, a software interface that enables efficient communication in any language with any muscle. He taught Physics in Cambridge and devoted much of his time to public teaching about energy. He was a member of the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Climate Change.From 2009 to 2014 he was Chief Scientific Advisor to the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change ("DECC") and in the 2016 New Year's Honours List was awarded a knighthood for services to Scientific Advice in Government and Science Outreach. He passed away in 2016 at the age of 48.

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"For anyone with influence on energy policy, whether in government, business or a campaign group, this book should be compulsory reading."

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1 recensioner, genomsnitt 5/5

  1. 5/5 Staffan L

    David JC MacKay, en i klarhet och kunnighet like till vår Hans Rosling, med en bok som borde ligga på bordet hos alla som är intresserade av energi/klimatfrågan. Den kanske bästa och mest viktiga som har skrivits (jag har läst mycket). Lättläst, men måste ändå läsas flera gånger för att man ska smälta allt. Slår håll på allt bludder. Gör det möjligt att jämföra olika energislag. Slut på "Mycket", "viktigt". "lika mycket som 3000 villor" och andra obegripliga jämförelser. Istället begripliga siffror. Allt reducerat till kWh/dag/person. Plötsligt blir energifrågan BEGRIPLIG. Kan vi jämföra Sverige med Kina, Europa med världen. Förstår man.

    Och till sist - skriven med äkta Brittisk torr humor, så långt ifrån mästrande och gravallvarliga klimatretorik som man kan komma. Fantastiskt lättläst, man småler hela tiden, trots de allvarliga frågorna.

    Varför inte denna bok finns på Akademibokhandelns hyllor är totalt obegripligt!

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