100% Renewable: Energy Autonomy in ActionPeter Droege Routledge, 2012 - 326 páginas The greatest challenge of our time is to build a world based on the sustainable use of renewable power. Our massive dependence on fossil fuels has upset the very climatic system that made human evolution possible. The global economy and its financial system are in jeopardy, running hot on overtly cheap yet increasingly costly and fast depleting oil. A 100% renewable world is seen by many as an impossible dream in anything but the very long term. But not only do a growing number of initiatives and plans dare to make the change but many have already achieved it. This rich collection presents a series of pioneering efforts and their champions, and the paths to their successes. Ranging from initiatives by individuals to visions for companies, communities and entire countries, it defeats tired economic and technical counter-arguments, showing how the schemes featured not only can and do work but do so economically and with available technology. The book is introduced by incisive writing by Peter Droege, explaining the challenges and framing a roadmap towards a 100% renewable reality. |
Contenido
The Essential Target | 1 |
Chapter Two Institutions for a 100 Renewable World | 49 |
Providing Climate Protection and Energy Security | 57 |
Chapter Four 100 is Possible Now | 71 |
Chapter Five Paths to a Fossil CO2free Munich | 87 |
International Case Studies | 93 |
The Policy Path to 100 | 167 |
Integrated Models and Processes in Germany | 173 |
Chapter Eleven Better Place | 225 |
BuildingIntegrated Agriculture | 229 |
The Design and Engineering Strategies | 243 |
A Step Towards the Use of 100 Renewable Energies | 251 |
Moving to Renewable Communities | 263 |
How to Raise a Renewable Family Without Even Trying | 289 |
One Mans Journey for a Solar World | 307 |
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