Sustainable Energy - without the hot air

David JC MacKay

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UIT
01 January 2009

Sustainability; Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology

Series: without the hot air

The enlightening, best-selling book on understanding sustainable energy and how we can make energy plans that add up.

If you’ve ever wondered how much energy we use, and where it comes from – and where it could come from – but are fed up with all the hot air and ‘greenwash‘, this is the book for you. Renewable resources are ‘huge‘, but our energy consumption is also ‘huge‘. To compare ‘huge‘ things with each other, we need numbers, not adjectives.

Sustainable Energy – without the hot air addresses the energy crisis objectively, cutting through all the contradictory statements from the media, government, and lobbies of all sides. It gives you the numbers and the facts you need, in bite-sized chunks, so you can understand the issues yourself and organises a plan for change on both a personal level and an international scale – for Europe, the United States, and the world. In case study format, this informative book also answers questions surrounding nuclear energy, the potential of sustainable fossil fuels, and the possibilities of sharing renewable power with foreign countries.

Written by David MacKay, who was an esteemed Professor of Engineering at the University of Cambridge and Chief Scientific Advisor to the UK Department of Climate Change, this is an uplifting, jargon-free and informative read for all. In it, David debunks misinformation and clearly explains the calculations of expenditure per person to encourage people to make individual changes that will benefit the world at large.

If you've thrown your hands up in despair thinking no solution is possible, then read this book - it's an honest, realistic, and humorous discussion of all our energy options.

By: David JC MacKay
Imprint: UIT
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 223mm, Width: 195mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 1.000kg
ISBN: 9780954452933
ISBN 10: 0954452933
Series: without the hot air
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 01 January 2009
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Sustainable Energy - without the hot air

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) MacKay brings a welcome dose of common sense into the discussion of energy sources and use. Fresh air replacing hot air. -- Prof Mike Ashby Royal Society Research Professor at Cambridge University This year's must-read book about tackling our future energy needs. * The Guardian * ... may be the best technical book about the environment that I've ever read. This is to energy and climate what Freakonomics is to economics. -- Cory Doctorow * Boing Boing * The book is a tour de force ... As a work of popular science it is exemplary ... For anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the real problems involved [it] is the place to start. * The Economist * The first factual meme on renewable energy? A book about climate change that gets rave reviews from folk at oil companies, environmental groups and the Number One Blog of All Time has to be worth a peek. -- energysource blog * The Financial Times *