Global energy in transition. Environmental aspects of new and renewable sources for development

Book · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:5506106

The Sierra Club's compendium summarizes many of the documents presented at the United Nations Conference on New and Renewable Sources of Energy, Nairobi, Kenya, August 1981. The summaries give special attention to the environmental benefits of many energy sources - solar, wind, ocean thermal, hydroelectric, geothermal, biomass, wood, peat, oil shale, tar sands, and draft animal. The Sierra Club also discusses the policy issues involved in energy planning and development and includes summaries of selected national reports on energy in China, Hungary, Jamaica, Korea, Pakistan, Peru, Sudan, the US and West Germany.

• OSTI ID: 5506106
• Resource Relation: Related Information: Series No. 5
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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