Energy and the environment in the 21st century : The challenge of change
The availability of affordable energy is an essential element to global economic development. Energy is needed for virtually every important function in modern society from growing and cooking food, to manufacturing, the heating and cooling of buildings, and transportation. The interruption of suppl...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of fusion energy 1998-06, Vol.17 (2), p.141-150 |
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Zusammenfassung: | The availability of affordable energy is an essential element to global economic development. Energy is needed for virtually every important function in modern society from growing and cooking food, to manufacturing, the heating and cooling of buildings, and transportation. The interruption of supplies by storms, earthquakes, wars, or other disasters quickly demonstrates how totally dependent we have become on the energy-consuming machines that shape and support our lives. |
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ISSN: | 0164-0313 1572-9591 |
DOI: | 10.1023/A:1021873521786 |