This title provides a full overview of concepts of energy and of development, and describes energy-related problems of environmental degradation. An analysis is presented of local, regional and environmental impacts.

Without a doubt, the topic of energy--from coal, oil, and nuclear to geothermal, solar and wind--is one of the most pressing across the globe. It is of paramount importance to policy makers, economists, environmentalists, and industry as they consider which technologies to invest in, how to promote use of renewable energy sources, and how to plan for dwindling reserves of non-renewable energy.

In Energy: What Everyone Needs to Know(R), Jose Goldemberg, a nuclear physicist who has been hailed by Time magazine as one of the world's top "leaders and visionaries on the...