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Living without oil : the new energy economy revealed / Adjiedj Bakas and Rob Creemers.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bakas, Adjiedj, 1963-
- Creemers, Rob., Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Energy conservation.
- Renewable energy sources.
- Natural resources.
- Petroleum industry and trade--Environmental aspects.
- Petroleum industry and trade.
- Petroleum industry and trade--Economic aspects.
- Renewable energy sources--Economic aspects.
- Energy conservation--Environmental aspects.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (238 p.) : ill., maps.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Infinite Ideas, 2010 (Norwood, Mass. : Books24x7.com [generator])
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Is it possible to live without oil? Which best practices are available now? What trends and developments are to be expected? Adjiedj Bakas and Rob Creemers, two expert futurologists, join forces to give us the answers in Living without oil, in which they reveal seven megatrends. This stirring book is sure to inspire readers to change their attitude to this resource.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Part 1. The energy economy, past and present
- 1. Two crises that lead to the new energy era
- 2. Energy: what and how?
- 3. The future of our energy supplies
- Part 2. The new energy economy: outlines and trends
- Megatrend I. Towards new energy policies
- Megatrend II. Towards the greening of industry
- Megatrend III. Towards the greening of consumers
- Megatrend IV. Towards new transport innovations
- Megatrend V. Towards increasing pressure on the aviation sector
- Megatrend VI. Towards innovations in energy supply
- Megatrend VII. Towards new concepts of life and work
- Part 3. Energy agenda for the future
- Sources
- Index
- Nilas by Marc Cornelissen
- The alternative from FreshDirect by Professor Dr. Marcel Creemers
- Taking the plane out of the emissions equation by Cor Vrieswijk
- Solar energy as a wildcard by Professor Wim de Ridder
- Moving towards green sea-going cargo? by Hans de Vink.
- Notes:
- Title from title screen.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Digitized and made available by: Books24x7.com.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-907755-43-8
- 1-282-94347-2
- 9786612943478
- 1-907755-31-4
- OCLC:
- 1024252542
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