Carbon-free and Nuclear-free: A Roadmap for U.S. Energy Policy

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RDR Books, 2007 - Political Science - 257 pages
In a world confronting global climate change, political turmoil among oil exporting nations, nuclear weapons proliferation, nuclear plant safety and waste disposal issues, the United States must assume a leadership role in moving to a zero-CO2-emissions energy economy. At the same time America needs to take the lead in reducing the world's reliance on nuclear power. This breakthrough joint study by the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research and the Nuclear Policy Research Institute shows how our energy needs can be met by alternative sources, as wind, solar, hydrogen, biomass, microalgae, geothermal and wave power are all part of the solution. Must reading for everyone concerned with energy politics and the planet's future, Carbon-Free is already making headlines.
 

Contents

B Transportation
1
B Historical Overview
4
Broad Energy and Economic Considerations
14
B Defining ZeroCO Emissions
26
B Solar Electricity
37
Biomass Introduction
45
E Grasses
52
G Some Conclusions about Biomass
58
H Estimating a Phaseout Schedule
125
A A CO Emissions Cap Declining to Zero
131
New Coalfired Power Plants
144
Timeofuse Rates
155
Macroeconomics of the Transition
158
Summary
165
The Clean Dozen
175
Nuclear Power
181

Longterm Sequestration of CO₂
71
A Reference ZeroCO Scenario
95
Electricity Production
101
Overall Results
107
Stationary Storage of Electricity
117
Cost 189
189
Japan Focus Interview on CarbonFree and NuclearFree203
203
References 220
220
Government Actions
246
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