Energy, Environment, and Climate

by Richard Wolfson

In this new study of energy use and global climate change, Richard Wolfson outlines basic science concepts as well as specific, contemporary applications in energy production and their environmental consequences. Energy, Environment, and Climate is structured on the premise that climate change is the dominant energy-related environmental issue of the twenty-first century. Traditional concerns like pollution and conservation of energy resources are covered with clear, scientific explanations. Unique to this text, a full five chapters―about one-third of the content―are devoted to climate and an understanding of the energy/climate link. Included are over 250 photographs and illustrations.

Genres: Read For School

532 pages, Paperback

First published February 16, 2007

Reviews

[_sammi.reads_ · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was just a textbook I had to read for a class, decided to add it to my Goodreads once I finished, and it was a pretty average textbook for me lol. It was pretty disengaging at times and is quite complicated in the first chapters (I learned the hard way you should know thermodynamics to understand those early bits), but I will say it was quite informative and I did manage to learn a lot from it!

[Jack · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty good treatment of the topic. Concludes with some alternatives and their potential impacts. Hard choices that will give uncertain results. We can be very certain about ear term costs but we’re just guessing about long term effects

[Graham Barrett · Rating 4 out of 5]

(Read in 2011, review from 2023)

One of the first text books I read when I was in college and starting on my environmental education path. It did its job well enough.

[Heaven Nazario]

school 😒

[Thomas Mind · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a book for anyone. It is for anyone new to science, and anyone new to deep ecology. It is also for anyone that is experienced in either or both. Wolfson does as he has always done; he explains both term and examination in clear and concise platforms so the reader can walk away with a broad understanding of system functionality.

The way this book communicates is typical for Wolfson’s work and will not leave the reader feeling like it is the first time they studied algebra. If you really want information that is easily understood, clear, and concise, I very highly recommend this book. It not only explains systems from their foundation, it explains them very well in a read that makes the entire subject of deep ecology interesting.