A Cubic Mile of Oil :: Realities and Options for Averting the Looming Global Energy Crisis.

One cubic mile of oil (CMO) corresponds very closely to the world's current total annual consumption of crude oil. The world's total annual energy consumption - from all energy sources- is currently 3.0 CMO. By the middle of this century the world will need between 6 and 9 CMO of energy pe...

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1. Verfasser: Crane, Hewitt D.
Weitere Verfasser: Kinderman, Edwin Max, 1916-, Malhotra, Ripudaman
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford : Oxford University Press, USA, 2010.
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Zusammenfassung:One cubic mile of oil (CMO) corresponds very closely to the world's current total annual consumption of crude oil. The world's total annual energy consumption - from all energy sources- is currently 3.0 CMO. By the middle of this century the world will need between 6 and 9 CMO of energy per year to provide for its citizens. Adequate energy is needed remove the scourge of poverty and provide food, clothing, and shelter for the people around the world, and more will be needed for measures to mitigate the potential effects of climate change such as building dikes and desalinating water. A Cubic M.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (324 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199717040
0199717044
9786612613364
661261336X

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