Energy, Environment and Development

by Goldemberg,Jose

• ISBN13: 9781844077489
• ISBN10: 1844077489
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-11-11
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

The relationship between energy and the environment has been the basis of many studies over the years, as has the relationship between energy and development, yet both of these approaches may produce distortions. In the first edition of this book, Professor Goldemberg pioneered the study of all three elements in relation to one another. With contributions from Oswaldo Lucon, this second edition has been expanded and updated to cover how energy is related to the major challenges of sustainability faced by the world today.The book starts by conceptualizing energy, and then relates it to human activities, to existing natural resources and to development indicators. It then covers the main environmental problems, their causes and possible solutions. Disaggregating national populations by income and by how different income groups consume energy, the authors identify the differences between local, regional and global environmental impacts, and can thus ascertain who is responsible for them. Finally, they discuss general and specific policies to promote sustainable development in energy. New coverage is included of today's pressing issues, including security, environmental impact assessment and future climate change/renewable energy regimes. The authors also cover all major new international agreements and technological developments. Energy, Environment and Development is the result of many years of study and practical experience in policy formulation, discussion and implementation in these fields by the authors. Written in a technical yet accessible style, the book is aimed at students on a range of courses, as well as non-energy specialists who desire an overview of recent thought in the area.

Author Biography

Jos Goldemberg is Professor and former Rector of the University of So Paulo (USP) in Brazil. He contributed to the Nobel-awarded International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and was recognized by Time Magazine as a 'Hero of the Environment'. In 2008, he won the Blue Planet Prize for contributions to the environment. Oswaldo Lucon is Technical Advisor on Energy and Climate Change at the So Paulo State Environmental Secretariat. He was lead author of the 2006 IPCC Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory Guidelines and is lead author of the Panel's Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation.

Table of Contents

List of Figures, Tables and Boxes	p. vii
Foreword to the Second Edition	p. xxi
Foreword	p. xxiii
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations	p. xxv
Connections	p. 1
Energy	p. 3
Forces
Concept of energy
The expansion of gases and the evolution of steam engines
Power
The laws of thermodynamics
Energy and Human Activities	p. 35
The energy cost of satisfying basic human needs
Energy consumption as a function of income
Energy consumption in rural areas and in peri-urban households
Energy Sources	p. 45
Classification of the sources of energy
Energy balances
Energy resources and reserves
Energy consumption per inhabitant
Energy and Development	p. 65
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and National Accounting
Economic growth
Disparities in income distribution
Quality of life and the Kuznets curve
Human Development Index (HDI)
The relationship for energy-development
Energy intensity: energy and economic product
Energy: The Facts	p. 101
Environmental impacts due to energy production and use
Qualification of environmental impacts in function of income
Local urban pollution
Regional pollution
Global aspects: the greenhouse effect
Occupational pollution
Energy and the Environment: The Causes	p. 181
Indicators
Contribution by sources
Technical Solutions	p. 243
Energy efficiency
Technological advances in power production
Renewable energies
Transportation
Industry and other stationary pollution sources
Electricity consumption in residential, commercial and public sectors
Combatting deforestation
Policies to Reduce Environmental Degradation	p. 337
Geographical scale of impacts
Environmental law and energy
Environmental support capacity: management by quality
Environmental protection costs
The cost of climate change
Energy policies
Integrated resource planning
Barriers for emission reduction and overcoming policies
Control of deforestation
World Energy Trends	p. 381
Projections
Conclusions from the outlooks
Technological change
Energy intensity trends
Energy and Lifestyles	p. 403
Lifestyle and consumption patterns
Consumer profiles
Energy and the Science Academies	p. 413
Energy, Environment and Development Timeline	p. 417
Conversion Units	p. 429
Index	p. 441
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