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020 | _a9780367408756 | ||
082 | _a628.5 ERI-L | ||
100 | _aErickson, Larry E. | ||
245 |
_aReducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving air quality : _btwo interrelated global challenges / _cLarry E. Erickson and Gary Brase |
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260 |
_aBoca Raton _bCRC Press _c2020 |
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300 | _a164p. | ||
365 |
_aGBP _b44.99 |
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500 | _aThe world’s atmosphere is a shared resource. Air quality, energy, transportation, and climate change, have significant impacts on our lives. This book helps readers understand the changes happening at the nexus of these areas related to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving air quality. Discussing the transitions to electric vehicles, solar and wind energy for electricity generation, battery developments, smart grids and electric power management, and progress in the electrification of agricultural technology, it also provides the latest information in the context of the United Nations sustainable development goals and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. Features: Includes content on how to improve urban air quality in large cities and urban environments Effectively addresses the nexus of energy, transportation, air quality, climate change, and health. Discusses innovative concepts at the nexus of renewable energy, smart grid, electric vehicles, and electric power management Describes recent progress in meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and the benefits of reducing greenhouse gas emissions Written for a broad audience by world experts in sustainability Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Improving Air Quality: Two Interrelated Global Challenges is an invaluable book for professionals and academics at the centre of changes relating to solar and wind energy, electric vehicles, and charging infrastructure, including government officials, and community leaders, researchers, students, and interested citizens. It is also an excellent text for classes that address sustainability, particularly those focused on transportation and energy. | ||
650 | _aGreenhouse Gas Mitigation | ||
650 | _aAir quality management | ||
650 | _aSustainable development | ||
650 | _aEnergy conservation | ||
650 | _aClimate changes | ||
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