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Series
Worldwatch report volume 182
Publisher
Worldwatch Institute
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
This report is designed to provide an independent review of China's achievements in promoting renewable energy and reducing the energy intensity of its economy. The key drivers behind China's efforts in these areas are the needs to boost energy security, tackle climate change, ease the pressure of environmental pollution, and improve energy supply in rural areas. The goal of this report is to facilitate international cooperation that can help China...
Publisher
MIT Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
Human survival depends on a continuing supply of energy, but the need for ever-increasing amounts of it poses a dilemma: How can we find energy sources that are sustainable and ways to convert and utilize energy that are more efficient? This textbook is designed for advanced undergraduate and graduate students as well as others who have an interest in exploring energy resource options and technologies with a view toward achieving sustainability on...