Sustainable Energy

Part I. The Sustainable Energy Options

1. Sustainable Energy: Nuclear Power and Renewables
David Elliott

2. Wind Power and Similar Renewable Sources —Why Variability Doesn’t Matter
David Milborrow

3. Biomass — Greening the Transport Sector
Jonathan Scurlock

4. Sea Power — How We Can Tap Wave and Tidal Power
David Elliott

5. Solar Power: Using Energy from the Sun in Buildings
Susan Roaf, Rajat Gupta

6. Saving Energy — How to Cut Energy Wastage
Bob Everett

7. The Limits to Energy Efficiency: Time to Beat the Rebound Effect
Horace Herring

Part II. Making it Happen

8. Supporting Renewables: Local Ownership, Wind Power and Sustainable Finance
David Toke

9. Supporting Renewables: Feed in Tariffs and Quota/Trading Systems
David Elliott

10. Carbon Trading: Opportunities and Issues
Stephen Peake

Part III. The Future

11. Long-term, Renewables-Intensive World Energy Scenarios
Godfrey Boyle

12. Sustainable Lifestyles of the Future
Peter Harper

13. A Sustainable Future for Energy?
David Elliott

Keywords: Economics, Environmental Economics, Environmental Politics, Environmental Policy, Political Science, Environmental Sociology, Biogeosciences