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Energy Efficiency and Human Activity: Past Trends, Future Prospects

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Energy Efficiency and Human Activity: Past Trends, Future Prospects
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Lee Schipper
By (author) Stephen Meyers
With Richard B. Howarth
With Ruth Steiner
SeriesCambridge Energy and Environment Series
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:400
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 154
Category/GenreEngineering - general
ISBN/Barcode 9780521479851
ClassificationsDewey:333.7916
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 44 Line drawings, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 8 September 2005
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This book, sponsored by the Stockholm Environment Institute, presents a detailed analysis of changes in world energy use over the past twenty years. It considers the future prospects of energy demand, and discusses ways of restraining growth in consumption in order to meet environmental and economic development goals. Based on a decade of research by the authors and their colleagues at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory in collaboration with the Stockholm Environment Institute, it presents a wealth of information on energy use and the forces shaping it in the industrial, developing, and formerly planned economies. The book provides an invaluable overview of the potential for improving energy efficiency, and discusses the policies that could help realize the potential. While calling for strong action by governments and the private sector, the authors stress the importance of considering the full range of factors that will shape realization of the energy efficiency potential around the world.

Reviews

'Schipper makes people uncomfortable in order to make the world more comfortable. More power to his probing, insistent elbow.' New Scientist