Living in a Low-Carbon Society in 2050 - (Energy, Climate and the Environment) by H Herring (Hardcover)

About the Book

"Combining theory, case studies and speculative fiction, a range of contributors, from leading UK academics to pioneering renewable activists, create a compelling picture of the potential perks and pitfalls of a low carbon future"--

Book Synopsis

Combining theory, case studies and speculative fiction, a range of contributors, from leading UK academics to pioneering renewable activists, create a compelling picture of the potential perks and pitfalls of a low carbon future.

About the Author

GRACE CRABB Head of Water Systems and Land Management at the Centre for Alternative Technology, UK ANGELA DRUCKMAN Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Energy & Climate Change Mitigation at the University of Surrey, UK TIMOTHY FOXON RCUK Academic Fellow in the Sustainability Research Institute at the University of Leeds, UK BASTIEN GIROD Currently at the Centre for Earth and Sustainability, Utrecht University, The Netherlands JAMES GOODMAN Head of Futures with the independent sustainability experts Forum for the Future, UK TANYA HAWKES Lecturer at the Centre for Alternative Technology, UK NICOLA HOLE PhD student in the energy policy group at the University of Exeter, UK TIM JACKSON Professor of Sustainable Development at the University of Surrey, UK ROGER LEVETT Partner in Levett-Therivel sustainability consultants, UK CATHERINE MITCHELL Professor of Energy Policy at the University of Exeter, UK STEPHEN PEAKE Senior Lecturer in Environmental Technology at the Open University, UK STEPHEN POTTER Professor of Transport Strategy at the Open University, UK ROBIN ROY Professor of Design and Environment at the Open University, UK NEIL STRACHAN Associate Professor in Energy Economics and Modelling at University College London, UK ADAM THOROGOOD works for the Centre for Alternative Technology, UK