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The next few decades will see a profound energy transformation throughout the world. By the end of the century (and perhaps sooner), we will shift from fossil fuel dependence to rely primarily on renewable sources like solar, wind, biomass, and geothermal power. Driven by the need to avert catastrophic climate change and by the depletion of easily accessible oil, coal, and natural gas, this transformation will entail a major shift in how we live. What might a 100% renewable future look like? Which technologies will play a crucial role in our energy future? What challenges will we face in this transition? And how can we make sure our new system is just and equitable? This volume explores the challenges and opportunities presented by the shift to renewable energy. Beginning with a comprehensive overview of our current energy system, the authors survey issues of energy supply and demand in key sectors of the economy, including electricity generation, transportation, buildings, and manufacturing. In their detailed review of each sector, the authors examine the most crucial challenges we face, from intermittency in fuel sources to energy storage and grid redesign. The book concludes with a discussion of energy and equity and a summary of key lessons and steps forward at the individual, community, and national level. The transition to clean energy will not be a simple matter of replacing coal with wind power or oil with solar; it will require us to adapt our energy usage as dramatically as we adapt our energy sources. This book is a clear-eyed and urgent guide to this transformation that will be a crucial resource for policymakers and energy activists.

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"À l'heure où les changements climatiques commencent sérieusement à faire sentir leurs effets, nous devons nous préparer à une profonde transformation dans la façon dont nous produisons et utilisons l’énergie à travers le monde. Le passage obligé des combustibles fossiles à des sources renouvelables entraînera un changement majeur dans notre façon de vivre. À quoi pourrait ressembler un avenir 100% renouvelable ? Quelles technologies joueront un rôle crucial dans notre avenir énergétique ? Quels défis allons-nous devoir affronter dans cette transition ? Et comment pouvons-nous nous assurer que le nouveau système énergétique soit juste et équitable ? Dans Un futur renouvelable, Richard Heinberg et David Fridley explorent les défis et les opportunités que présente le passage aux énergies renouvelables. En brossant le portrait de notre système énergétique actuel, les auteurs examinent la question de l’offre et de la demande d’énergie dans des secteurs clés de l’économie: la production d’électricité, les transports, les bâtiments et la fabrication. Leur analyse détaillée permet d’identifier les problèmes cruciaux auxquels nous serons inévitablement confrontés, de l’intermittence des sources de combustible au stockage de l’énergie en passant par la refonte des réseaux de distribution."

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