World Scientific Publishing Company Climate Change and Energy Options for a Sustainable Future

The signs of global warming can be seen everywhere \- hotter summers, frequent heavy rains, prolonged droughts, more severe forest fires, fiercer storms (including snow storms) and cyclones, as well as melting polar ice caps. Our indiscriminate actions are raising the spectre of millions of climate refugees who are victims of battles for water, crops, fish, and so on. It is poignant that the poorer countries, that are the least equipped to face these calamities have contributed the least to global warming, but are the worst hit.<\/p><\/p>Only a concerted effort from the entire world by a rapid transition to renewable, clean and green energy sources, while checking wastage, deforestation and pollution, and a genuine adjustment in lifestyles towards moderation can avert the Earth, the only habitable planet we know, from turning into a hothouse.<\/p> Review <p><i>"The book is eminently readable with lots of beautiful pictures explaining how we are destroying our blue planet. The authors also trace human history and demonstrate how ancient civilisations perished, essentially because of humans destroying Nature … It's a balanced book, written without any dogma but filled with stark facts. It is indeed a pleasure reading the book."</i></p><p><i>India – The Statesman</i></p><p><i>"The book is eminently readable with lots of beautiful pictures explaining how we are destroying our beautiful blue planet. They also trace human history and demonstrate how civilization has perished, essentially because of destruction by humans the ecology around us, deforestation in particular in the name of progress ... I recommend the book at school level, bit by bit from class nine to twelve, but I imagine that is asking for too much. It's a balanced book, written without any dogma but true, stark facts, the reality. Finally, I am yet to see such an optimum use of Wikipedia, it is a pleasure reading the book."</i></p> --<p><i>Bikash Sinha<br>Current Science</i><br></p><p><i>"The book has been written in a simple story telling style without too much of technical jargon and should be of common interest to professionals, academicians and students in the field of energy, climate change and sociology and even the general public. It can play a pivotal role in igniting the minds of the readers to take an unambiguous stand in support of the efforts being made for mitigation of climate change."</i></p><p><i>Indian Nuclear Society News Letter</i></p><p><i>"The authors analyse solutions offered by science and technology with a clarity that will likely surpass the expectations of non-expert readers. Following a pedagogical approach with vivid illustrations, the book offers an in-depth description of how each green-energy option could be integrated into a global-energy strategy ... They stress that any solution should not compromise quality of life or development opportunities in developing countries. This book could not be more timely. It is an invaluable resource for scientists, policymakers and educators."</i></p> --<p><i>CERN Courier</i><br></p><p><i>"This book could not be more timely ― published after a year that saw the costliest slew of weather disasters in history along with one of the deadliest pandemic, the emergence and spread of which is linked to climate change ... This book will be a valuable resource for scientists, policy makers but also educators and especially a young generation of readers who want to be informed citizens shaping the right choices for their local communities but also as cosmopolitan citizens of the world."</i></p><p><i>Journal of Indian Physics Association</i></p><p><i>"This book could not be more timely ― published after a year that saw the costliest slew of weather disasters in history along with one of the deadliest pandemic, the emergence and spread of which is linked to climate change ... This book will be a valuable resource for scientists, policy makers but also educators and especially a