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Nature & Science

Energy

Nature & Science

Energy

Vaclav Smil

Everything on earth depends on energy, from our existence to how societies run. One of today's most urgent challenges is the ever-increasing energy demand resulting from a growing population. We have options for moving forward, fortunately.

environment

physics

sustainability

13 min

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Einblick

Worum geht es?

Energy (2006) examines one of human thought's most mysterious concepts: energy. As we gain a deeper understanding of energy, how it has evolved, and as well as the dangers that certain forms of energy may present, we will be better prepared to cope with modern civilization's challenges.

Buchzusammenfassung

Vaclav Smil is an interdisciplinary researcher who has authored hundreds of books and papers on energy, the environment, and population development, food production, the history of technical innovation, risk assessment, and public policy.

"Life’s great dichotomy is between autotrophs, organisms that can nourish themselves, and heterotrophs, or life forms that must feed on other organisms."

"Most people in affluent and middle-income countries worry about what is best to eat in order to maintain or improve their health and extend their longevity, not whether they will have enough to survive."

"Energy is the only truly universal currency, and nothing (from galactic rotations to ephemeral insect lives) can take place without its transformations."

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Alle Bissen

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Energy has evolved through the centuries.

Solar radiation and geothermal energy shape the planet.

All organisms rely heavily on energy to survive.

Human societies have developed in large part due to energy.

Our most important energy sources are not sustainable.

Every aspect of our daily life is affected by how we use energy.

Energy demands need to be dealt with sustainably.

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