The Powers That Be: Global Energy for the Twenty-First Century and Beyond

by Scott L. Montgomery

Thirty years ago, our global energy landscape did not look remarkably different from what it does today. Three or four decades from now, it certainly will: dwindling oil reserves will clash with skyrocketing demand, as developing nations around the world lead their citizens into the modern energy economy, and all the while, the grave threat of catastrophic climate change looms ever larger. Energy worries are at an all-time high--just how will we power...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226535002
• ISBN13: 9780226535005
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.0"