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Global energy assessment toward a sustainable future, cambridge university press, cambridge, uk and new york, ny, usa and the international institute for applied systems analysis, laxenburg, austria. Sustainable energy without the hot air david jc mackay uit cambridge ltd. Addressing the sustainable energy crisis in an objective manner, this enlightening book analyzes. Perhapsironically for a book on sustainable energy, mackays account of. David mackay regius professor of engineering, department of engineering, university of cambridge tel. This electronic copy is provided, free, for personal david jc mackay 2009. Economics of every choice is only briefly touched on, however. Climate and energy will then be treated in light of international law and policy. Towards an investment framework attached for the april 23, 2006, development committee meeting is a paper entitled clean energy and development.
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