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The only text to provide a fresh, contemporary perspective on energy and sustainability for an undergraduate audience Includes extensive coverage of both fossil fuels and nuclear power, but in the context of an increasing use of renewable energy Boxes throughout the text present clear explanations of the technologies, underlying physics, and more advanced topics New to this edition International comparisons of key energy statistics now include India and China in addition to the UK, USA, France, and Denmark, giving a truly global perspective Increased coverage of the 'peak oil' debate and the environmental implications of China's increasing energy use Significantly revised and expanded exploration of the sustainability of fossil fuel use, with new material on carbon capture and storage, the social cost of carbon, hybrid electric cars, and prospects for a hydrogen economy Start-of-chapter overviews and end-of-chapter reviews aid navigation and consolidation of information Appendix of US units How can we provide clean, safe, sustainable energy supplies for the world despite rising population levels and increasing economic development? Today, energy and sustainability are of primary concern and form the focus of this book and its companion volume, Renewable Energy. Interdisciplinary in its approach and global in its perspective, this book provides a contemporary exploration of the economic, social, environmental, and policy issues raised by current systems of energy use, as well as describing their key physical and engineering features. The historical evolution of the world's energy systems, the principles underlying their …