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Sustainable Energy – without the hot air

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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." Tony Juniper Former Executive Director, Friends of the Earth "At last a book that comprehensively reveals the true facts about sustainable energy in a form that is both highly readable and entertaining." Robert Sansom EDF Energy "The Freakonomics of conservation, climate and energy." Cory Doctorow, boingboing.net "...a tour de force..." The Economist "... a cold blast of reality ... a must-read analysis..." Science magazine "...this year's must-read book..." The Guardian

Contents

Dedication | Preface (p.viii) | (p.ix)

10-page synopsis: (pdf)

I  Numbers, not adjectives  1   Motivations [html]  2   The balance sheet [html]  3   Cars [html]  4   Wind [html]  5   Planes [html]  6   Solar [html]  7   Heating and cooling  8   Hydroelectricity [html]  9   Light [html]  10  Offshore wind [html]  11  Gadgets [html]  12  Wave [html]  13  Food and farming [html]  14  Tide [html]  15  Stuff [html]  16  Geothermal [html]  17  Public services [html]  18  Can we live on renewables?

II  Making a difference  19  Every BIG helps [html]  20  Better transport [html]  21  Smarter heating [html]  22  Efficient electricity use  23  Sustainable fossil fuels?  24  Nuclear?  25  Living on other countries' renewables?  26  Fluctuations and storage [html]  27  Five energy plans for Britain [html]  28  Putting costs in perspective [html]  29  What to do now [html]  30  Energy plans for Europe, America, and the World  31  The last thing we should talk about [html]  32  Saying yes [html]

III Technical chapters  A  Cars II [html]  B  Wind II  C  Planes II  D  Solar II  E  Heating II  F  Waves II  G  Tide II  H  Stuff II   IV Useful data  I  Quick reference [html]  J  Populations and areas  K  UK energy history Power and carbon translation tables   Bibliography Index

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