The Clean Energy Transition (eBook)

Daniel J. Fiorino is the Director of the Center for Environmental Policy and Distinguished Executive in Residence in the School of Public Affairs at American University.

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Preface

Chapter 1: The Energy Landscape

Chapter 2: Why Clean Energy Matters

Chapter 3: Getting the Carbon Out: Pathways to Decarbonization

Chapter 4: The Invisible Resource: Energy Efficiency

Chapter 5: Endless Flows: Renewable Energy

Chapter 6: Electrify Everything

Chapter 7: Hard Choices and an Opportunity: Nuclear, Carbon Capture, and Green Hydrogen

Chapter 8: Accelerating the Energy Transition

Chapter 9: The Clean Energy Future

Glossary

Notes

Index

"No book better captures both the challenges of dealing with climate change and the promising opportunities for action. Fiorino offers a highly readable, empirically grounded, and comprehensive assessment of actions taken to date and viable paths toward a carbon-neutral energy future."
Michael Kraft, University of Wisconsin, Green Bay

"A sober assessment of both the promise of, and potential barriers to, clean energy as the solution to the climate crisis. The Clean Energy Transition is particularly strong in revealing the interplay of technical possibilities and political realities."
Stephen Harper, Intel Corporation

"The book provides the serious student in energy policy a fresh look at recent challenges--both from a technology perspective and a policy perspective."
Daniel S. Zachary, Johns Hopkins University