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Jha, Prem Shankar,

Dawn of the solar age : an end to global warming and to fear / Prem Shankar Jha. - xx, 280 pages ; 22 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Content ; :
Foreword by M. S. Swaminathan Preface Acknowledgements
Part I: Where We Are Today
Elements of a Perfect Storm A Desperate Search for Remedies Blind Alleys and Red Herrings
Part II: What Can Save Us
Solar Thermal Revolution The Strange Neglect of Biomass Transport Fuels Are the Place to Start Limitless Potential of Biomass Completing the Energy Shift—Hydrogen from Sunlight
Part III: The Market Economy Is Not a Friend
The Inertia of the Market Economy Where the World Went Wrong Backlash: Attack on Climate Science
Part IV: Gateway to a Better World
How the Sun Will Change Our World Catch Up: India as a Case Study Retreat from War Index Index

The sun is heating the planet, with fossil fuels adding to global warming, yet is also a source of alternative fuels.

ISBN: 9789386602992 (print pb)

LCCN: 2017040816

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Solar energy.
Global warming.
Atmospheric carbon dioxide.
Renewable energy sources.

LC Class. No.: TJ810 / .J53 2018

Dewey Class. No.: 333.792 JHA