The Hydrogen EconomyThe road to global security," writes Jeremy Rifkin, "lies in lessening our dependence on Middle East oil and making sure that all people on Earth have access to the energy they need to sustain life. Weaning the world off oil and turning it toward hydrogen is a promissory note for a safer world." Rifkin's international bestseller The Hydrogen Economy presents the clearest, most comprehensive case for moving ourselves away from the destructive and waning years of the oil era toward a new kind of energy regime. Hydrogen-one of the most abundant substances in the universe-holds the key, Rifkin argues, to a cleaner, safer, and more sustainable world. |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 87
Page 3
... percent of the world's consumers- now spend almost as much money on experiences as on basic goods and services . A younger generation of cultural activists who oppose the new commerce are waging an escalating battle against " branding ...
... percent of the world's consumers- now spend almost as much money on experiences as on basic goods and services . A younger generation of cultural activists who oppose the new commerce are waging an escalating battle against " branding ...
Page 17
... percent of its original oil still unproduced and Russia has 39 percent of its oil still untapped , Saudi Arabia has 70 percent of its oil still in the ground.13 Unfortunately , according to a growing chorus of skeptics , the oil figures ...
... percent of its original oil still unproduced and Russia has 39 percent of its oil still untapped , Saudi Arabia has 70 percent of its oil still in the ground.13 Unfortunately , according to a growing chorus of skeptics , the oil figures ...
Page 18
... percent chance that this particular field will yield 700 million barrels of recoverable oil , but only a 10 per- cent chance that it will yield 2,500 million more barrels . The lower figure is called the P90 estimate and the higher ...
... percent chance that this particular field will yield 700 million barrels of recoverable oil , but only a 10 per- cent chance that it will yield 2,500 million more barrels . The lower figure is called the P90 estimate and the higher ...
Page 20
... percent of all the known crude oil . The 400 largest fields contain 60 to 70 percent of the total . Only forty - one of these fields have been found since 1980.30 The bottom line , says Colin Campbell of the Oil Depletion Analysis ...
... percent of all the known crude oil . The 400 largest fields contain 60 to 70 percent of the total . Only forty - one of these fields have been found since 1980.30 The bottom line , says Colin Campbell of the Oil Depletion Analysis ...
Page 22
... percent annual increase in world production , this group would need to replace 140 percent of their reserves over the next five years , " a virtually impossible task.40 The decline in new discoveries and the depletion of proved reserves ...
... percent annual increase in world production , this group would need to replace 140 percent of their reserves over the next five years , " a virtually impossible task.40 The decline in new discoveries and the depletion of proved reserves ...
Contents
1 | |
13 | |
ENERGY AND THE RISE AND FALL OF CIVILIZATIONS | 37 |
THE FOSSILFUEL ERA | 64 |
THE ISLAMIST WILD CARD | 91 |
A GLOBAL MELTDOWN | 124 |
VULNERABILITIES ALONG THE SEAMS | 145 |
THE DAWN OF THE HYDROGEN ECONOMY | 176 |
REGLOBALIZATION FROM THE BOTTOM UP | 218 |
Other editions - View all
The Hydrogen Economy: The Creation of the Worldwide Energy Web and the ... Jeremy Rifkin Limited preview - 2002 |
The Hydrogen Economy: The Creation of the World-wide Energy Web and the ... Jeremy Rifkin No preview available - 2002 |
Common terms and phrases
activity agricultural already American amount barrels become began beginning billion centralized century cheap City civilization climate coal coming communities companies consumers continue cooperatives cost countries create critical crude culture decade distributed early Earth economic electricity energy engine environment estimates existing fields flow forced fossil fossil-fuel fuel cells future global going grid growing human hydrogen Ibid increase industry infrastructure Institute International International Energy Agency Islamic kind land later leading less living maintain manage Middle East Muslim natural gas needs oil production operating organism past peak percent Persian political population possible power plants Press regime region reserves result rise Saudi says share social society supply technologies tion transport turn United University utilities York