Fuels for the Future

Erscheinungsjahr 1999
ISBN: 978-0-7623-0304-5
Verlag: Jai Press Inc.

Buch, Englisch, 244 Seiten, HC gerader Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 536 g

The papers in this volume were presented at the Energy and Resource Workshop Series at Texas AM University. Topics presented at the workshops were forums for the discussion of research concerning the economics of energy and other natural resources. Chapter topics include: new competition developing in the electric utility industry; the availability of fossil fuels throughout the coming century; innovations in natural gas exploration and production; and international cooperation to limit carbon emissions. This volume makes a timely and important addition to the series.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Moroney, John M.

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Umweltökonomie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltmanagement, Umweltökonomie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Umwelt- und Gesundheitspolitik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Populärwissenschaftliche Werke
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltpolitik, Umweltprotokoll

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction (J.R. Moroney). Are international agreements to regulate global warming necessary? (S. Devarajan, R.J. Weiner). Energy, carbon dioxide emissions, and economic growth (J.R. Moroney). U.S. oil production and energy consumption (A. Al-Jarri, R. Startzman). The increasing sustainability of conventional energy (R.L. Bradley Jr). The wolf at the door or crying wolf? Fears about the next oil crisis (M.C. Lynch). Behavior of tight gas reservoirs (R.A. Wattenbarger et al.). Structure and economics of the natural gas industry following deregulation (D.F. Reiter, M.J. Economides). Competition and electric power generation (D.A. Norman).