Energy 2050: Making the Transition to a Secure Low-Carbon Energy System

by Mark Winskel and Paul Ekins

Book Overview

The United Kingdom is committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by at least eighty per cent by 2050, a target that will only be achieved by transforming the way that energy is supplied and used. At the same time there are anxieties about the security of energy provision in terms of European dependency on natural gas and the reliability of electricity supply. This book explores in detail those factors which could help or hinder the attainment...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1849710848
• ISBN13: 9781849710848
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.2"