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This book provides a rigorous, concise guide to the current status and future prospects of the global energy system. As we move away from fossil fuels and toward clean energy solutions, the complexity of the global energy system has increased. Tagliapietra cuts through this complexity with a multidisciplinary perspective of the system, which encompasses economics, geopolitics, and basic technology. He goes on to explore the main components of the global energy system - oil, natural gas, coal, nuclear energy, bioenergy, hydropower, geothermal energy, wind energy, solar energy, marine energy - as well as energy consumption and energy efficiency. It then provides an in-depth analysis of the pivotal issues of climate change and of energy access in Africa.
This book provides a rigorous, concise guide to the current status and future prospects of the global energy system. As we move away from fossil fuels and toward clean energy solutions, the complexity of the global energy system has increased. Tagliapietra cuts through this complexity with a multidisciplinary perspective of the system, which encompasses economics, geopolitics, and basic technology. He goes on to explore the main components of the global energy system - oil, natural gas, coal, nuclear energy, bioenergy, hydropower, geothermal energy, wind energy, solar energy, marine energy - as well as energy consumption and energy efficiency. It then provides an in-depth analysis of the pivotal issues of climate change and of energy access in Africa.
1. Introduction to global energy; 2. Oil; 3. Natural gas; 4. Coal; 5. Nuclear energy; 6. Renewable energy: Introduction and established sources; 7. Renewable energy: New sources; 8. Energy consumption and energy efficiency; 9. In-depth focus 1: Energy and climate change; 10. In-depth focus 2: Energy access in Africa; Bibliography; Index.
A rigorous and accessible guide to the current status and future prospects of the global energy system.
Simone Tagliapietra is Research Fellow at Bruegel and at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore. He is also Adjunct Professor at The Johns Hopkins University SAIS Europe and Senior Fellow at the Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei. He is the author of Energy Relations in the Euro-Mediterranean (Palgrave, 2017) and The Geoeconomics of Sovereign Wealth Funds and Renewable Energy (Claeys and Casteels, 2012).
'A timely description of diverse sources of energy supply around
the world, with supplementary material on energy demand, climate
change, and energy-access issues in Africa.' Robert N. Stavins, A.
J. Meyer Professor of Energy and Economic Development, John F.
Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Massachusetts
'A comprehensive, rigorous, fact-based portrayal of the
fundamentals of energy discourse. A multidisciplinary approach
makes this highly valuable to both experts and broader audiences
seeking to understand debates on energy security, climate change
and development policy.' Ottmar Edenhofer, Director and Chief
Economist of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
'This book is a real instrument for the daily work. A window and an
introduction to understanding the greatest challenges of our time,
from climate change to access to energy in developing countries.'
Francesco La Camera, Director General, International Renewable
Energy Agency
'Energy is a global issue, affecting world affairs, human welfare,
pollution and climate. This book provides a guide to the
fundamentals of this important subject: resources, technologies,
economy and policy. Remarkable, refreshing, and so useful.'
Jean-Michel Glachant, Loyola de Palacio Professor in Energy Policy
and Director, Florence School of Regulation
'This book offers a concise, up-to-date, authoritative account of
key features of the global energy system. Tagliapietra, a highly
respected energy expert and academic researcher, places energy
alternatives in the context of changing technologies, markets,
geopolitics, and the challenges of climate change and energy
access. This overview will help general readers and energy
specialists gain new insights on the pathways to sustainable energy
for all.' Jeffrey D. Sachs, University Professor, Columbia
University and Director, UN Sustainable Development Solutions
Network
'… a very readable introduction to the energy sector … This book
will be very useful in introductory energy policy courses; chapters
provide "key takeaways" that can serve as discussion topics and
study guides. Journalists, policy staff, advocates, and anyone
needing to come up to speed on energy policy can use this as a
good, quick backgrounder. Highly recommended.' T. Brennan,
Choice
'Tagliapietra's book provides an invitation to further exploration
and learning, and as such would be useful as a text in a wide
variety of economics, politics, public policy, law, engineering,
and management courses. It will also be a valuable resource to
policymakers and their staff …' L. Lynne Kiesling, Econonomics of
Energy and Environmental Policy
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