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The completion of the oil era : the economic impact / Carlos A. Rossi.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rossi, Carlos A., 1960-
- Series:
- Energy Policies, Politics and Prices
- Energy policies, politics and prices series.
- Standardized Title:
- Epilogo del petroleo. English.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Petroleum engineering--Economic aspects.
- Petroleum engineering.
- Petroleum industry and trade--Government policy.
- Petroleum industry and trade.
- Renewable energy sources.
- Petroleum reserves.
- Technology and civilization.
- Energy policy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (255 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This work investigates how much oil is left in the world in quantitative and qualitative terms. It then examines all of the different alternate energy sources, finds out their different development stages and informs economists so that they can calculate how long scientists have to develop sustainable alternate energy sources.
- Contents:
- The determining factor of our century
- The end of the petroleum civilization?
- Alternative energy
- The bridge : the nonconventional reserves
- The economists' challenge
- An oil plan
- Strategy and conclusions
- The case for economic cooperation.
- Notes:
- Partly a translation of the 2007 work El epilogo del petroleo with additional chapters and new updated information.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-61122-348-2
- OCLC:
- 669502413
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