Overview
Since the publication of the first edition of this book, the role of renewable energy within the energy sector has transformed. This new edition responds to the increased demand for information on renewables, driven by the growing interest in the field and the Paris Agreement. The second edition maintains the original aim of providing an introductory book on renewables. However, it expands its content to address the evolving role of renewable energy in the energy transition. The four-part book begins with an introduction to the science, technology, and production of renewable energy. It then explores energy security and climate change mitigation, and concludes with a new section on the role of renewable energy in climate change mitigation, the Paris Agreement, and net-zero strategies (including a critique of nuclear energy as a clean energy alternative). Key features: Introduces renewable energy and its applications to non-scientific readers who need to know more about the subject Explains the basics of the new developments in renewable energy technologies relating to climate change at an accessible and non-technical level Covers global net zero strategies for climate change mitigation and shows how the strategy is related to the Paris Agreement and the ensuing energy transition Includes examples, activities and case studies The second edition is fully updated and includes five new chapters This book will be of special interest to climate change policy-makers as a first introduction to renewable energy
Full Product Details
Author: Anirudh Singh (University of Southern Queensland)
Publisher: Institute of Physics Publishing
Imprint: Institute of Physics Publishing
Edition: 2nd edition
ISBN: 9780750362788
ISBN 10: 0750362782
Pages: 164
Publication Date: 17 March 2025
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Author Information
Anirudh Singh PhD, is an Honorary Professor at the University of Southern Queensland, Australia, specialising in Renewable Energy and Climate Change Mitigation. He previously held a professorship at the University of Fiji and has 15 years of experience teaching and supervising graduate research. Anirudh is currently an Associate Editor for Management of Environmental Quality – An International Journal, and was Guest Editor for the Special issue of Energy Policy (2016), and Section Editor for the Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation (Springer, 2015). He was also an Expert Reviewer for the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report (AR5). Over his writing career, which began with the first edition of this book, Anirudh has published three books in the renewable energy/climate change mitigation area for three international publishers, the last of which was published by IOP in 2023.
