The National Academies Summit on America's Energy Future : summary of a meeting / Steve Olson and Robert W. Fri, editors.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

National Academies Summit on America's Energy Future, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

Fri, Robert W.

Olson, Steve, 1956-

Conference Name:

National Academies Summit on America's Energy Future (2008 : Washington, D.C.)

National Academies Summit on America's Energy Future

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Energy policy--United States--Congresses.

Energy policy.

Power resources--United States--Congresses.

Power resources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (179 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

There is a growing sense of national urgency about the role of energy in long-term U.S. economic vitality, national security, and climate change. This urgency is the consequence of many factors, including the rising global demand for energy; the need for long-term security of energy supplies, especially oil; growing global concerns about carbon dioxide emissions; and many other factors affected to a great degree by government policies both here and abroad. On March 13, 2008, the National Academies brought together many of the most knowledgeable and influential people working on energy issues today to discuss how we can meet the need for energy without irreparably damaging Earth's environment or compromising U.S. economic and national security-a complex problem that will require technological and social changes that have few parallels in human history. The National Academies Summit on America's Energy Future: Summary of a Meeting chronicles that 2-day summit and serves as a current and far-reaching foundation for examining energy policy. The summit is part of the ongoing project 'America's Energy Future: Technology Opportunities, Risks, and Tradeoffs, ' which will produce a series of reports providing authoritative estimates and analysis of the current and future supply of and demand for energy; new and existing technologies to meet those demands; their associated impacts; and their projected costs. The National Academies Summit on America's Energy Future: Summary of a Meeting is an essential base for anyone with an interest in strategic, tactical, and policy issues. Federal and state policy makers will find this book invaluable, as will industry leaders, investors, and others willing to convert concern into action to solve the energy problem.

Contents:

Intro

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

Contents

Part I: The Current Context

1 A Growing Sense of Urgency

2 The Challenge of Global Warming

3 The Developing World-The Case of China

Part II: Energy Supplies

4 Petroleum and Natural Gas

5 Coal

6 Nuclear Power

7 Biofuels

8 Other Renewable Sources of Energy

Part III: Energy Uses

9 Transportation

10 Buildings and Industry

Part IV: Meeting the Challenge

11 Pathways to a Sustainable Future

12 The Public Sector Response

13 The Role of the Private Sector-The Case of Google

14 Barriers and Potential

References

Appendixes

Appendix A: America's Energy Future Project

Appendix B: Speakers at the Summit

Appendix C: Summit Agenda

Appendix D: Units of Measure and Equivalences.

Notes:

"Committee for the National Academies Summit on America's Energy Future."

Chronicles the discussions of the summit held in Washington, D.C. March 13-14, 2008.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786611972929

9780309185394

0309185394

9781281972927

1281972924

9780309124799

0309124794

OCLC:

275175228