Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- List of abbreviations and acronyms
- Chapter 1 Understanding pollution
- Chapter 2 Reducing pollution
- Chapter 3 Chemical toxicity
- Chapter 4 Chemical exposures and risk assessment
- Chapter 5 Air pollution
- Chapter 6 Acidic deposition
- Chapter 7 Global climate change
- Chapter 8 Stratospheric-ozone depletion
- Chapter 9 Water pollution
- Chapter 10 Drinking-water pollution
- Chapter 11 Solid waste
- Chapter 12 Hazardous waste
- Chapter 13 Energy
- Chapter 14 Persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic
- Chapter 15 Metals
- Chapter 16 Pesticides
- Chapter 17 Pollution at home
- Chapter 18 Zero waste, zero emissions
- Index
- References
Chapter 13 - Energy
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- List of abbreviations and acronyms
- Chapter 1 Understanding pollution
- Chapter 2 Reducing pollution
- Chapter 3 Chemical toxicity
- Chapter 4 Chemical exposures and risk assessment
- Chapter 5 Air pollution
- Chapter 6 Acidic deposition
- Chapter 7 Global climate change
- Chapter 8 Stratospheric-ozone depletion
- Chapter 9 Water pollution
- Chapter 10 Drinking-water pollution
- Chapter 11 Solid waste
- Chapter 12 Hazardous waste
- Chapter 13 Energy
- Chapter 14 Persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic
- Chapter 15 Metals
- Chapter 16 Pesticides
- Chapter 17 Pollution at home
- Chapter 18 Zero waste, zero emissions
- Index
- References
Summary
“The world is not running out of energy. But it is running out of environment, patience with inequity, money for sustainability, time for making a transition to more sustainable energy options, and leadership to do what is required.”
Dr. John Holdren, Harvard UniversityYou saw in earlier chapters the major ways that energy use leads to ambient air pollution, and to acid deposition and global climate change. You also saw its contribution to the nitrogen glut and other water and soil pollution problems. This chapter looks specifically at energy production and use, and alternatives to fossil fuels. Section I surveys world energy use past, present, and future. Overviewed in Section II is our great attachment to motor vehicles, the results of that fondness, and how we can reduce some adverse impacts of motor vehicles. Section III examines another major user of energy, electricity generation, and some of the many approaches for reducing the pollution associated with it. Section IV brings us to an examination of alternative fuels. Section V briefly surveys energy use in less-developed countries, while Section VI summarizes sustainable energy generation.
SECTION I
Overviewing world energy use
World energy use is increasing steadily (Figure 13.1). Between 1970 and 1997 consumption nearly doubled. It is projected to rise another 60% between 1997 and 2020. Emissions of carbon dioxide and other pollutants rise in step with energy consumption.
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- Understanding Environmental PollutionA Primer, pp. 303 - 338Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2004
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