Rise and Fall of the Carbon Civilisation: Resolving Global Environmental and Resource ProblemsAuthor: Patrick Moriarty, Damon Honnery Published by Springer London ISBN: 978-1-84996-482-1 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-84996-483-8Table of Contents:The Problems We Face Global Climate Change Earth’s Resources Are Finite Uncertainty in Global Environmental and Resource Problems Renewable Energy: Too Little, Too Late? Nuclear Energy: The Ultimate Technological Fix? Engineering for Greater Energy Efficiency Getting Rid of Atmospheric Carbon: Sequestration and Air Capture Great and Desperate Measures: Geo-engineering The New Economy Conclusions, Includes bibliographical references and index, The problems we face -- Global climate change -- Earth's resources are finite -- Uncertainty in global environmental and resource problems -- Renewable energy : too little, too late? -- Nuclear energy : the ultimate technological fix? -- Engineering for greater energy efficiency -- Getting rid of atmospheric carbon : sequestration and air capture -- Great and desperate measures : geo-engineering -- The new economy -- Conclusions