Oil, Water, and Climate: An Introduction

Description

Foreword Introduction 1. Overview 2. Carbon dioxide emissions, global warming, and water resources 3. Population, environmental impacts, and climate change 4. Carbon cycle and human impacts on it 5. Peak oil, energy, water, and climate 6. Oil consumption and CO2 emissions from transportation 7. Oil, economy, power, and conflicts 8. Energy alternatives and their connection to water and climate 9. The water cycle and global warming 10. Freshwater availability, sanitation deficit, and water usage - connection to energy and global warming 11. Rivers, lakes, aquifers, and dams - relation to energy and climate 12. Water contamination, energy, and climate 13. Geopolitics of water and the international situation 14. Water alternatives 15. Global climate change - observations, modeling, and predictions 16. Energy and water challenges and solutions in a changing climate framework - commonality, differences, and connections.