List of FiguresList of TablesAcknowledgmentsList of Unit AbbreviationsIntroductionPart I. ENERGY AND SOCIETYQuestion 1. Is Industry the Chief Energy Villain?Question 2. Is Energy Efficiency a Worthwhile Investment?Question 3. Should Governments Intervene in Energy Markets?Part II. ENERGY RESOURCES AND TECHNOLOGYQuestion 4. Do Conventional Energy Resources Have a Meaningful "Peak"?Question 5. Is Shale Gas a Bridge to a Clean Energy Future?Question 6. Can Renewable Electricity Ever Be Mainstreamed?Question 7. Is the Car of the Future Electric?Question 8. Can We Sustainably Feed and Fuel the Planet?Part III. CLIMATE CHANGEQuestion 9. Is Mitigation or Adaptation the Best Way to Address Climate Change?Question 10. Should Geoengineering Be Outlawed?Question 11. Is Clean Coal an Oxymoron?Part IV. ENERGY SECURITY AND ENERGY TRANSITIONSQuestion 12. Is Nuclear Energy Worth the Risk?Question 13. Is National Energy Independence Feasible and Desirable?Question 14. Are We Nearing a Global Energy Crisis?Question 15. Can Energy Transitions Be Expedited?Conclusion. Values and Truth, Fact and Fiction in Global Energy PolicyIndex

Recommended... General readers through faculty. Choice The idea behind this book is excellent - to bring to a wider audience issues relating to energy policy for which no clear-cut answers exist. The writing is clear, and the style aimed at the educated citizen as well as the student. Technological Forecasting and Social Change Fact and Fiction in Global Energy Policy: Fifteen Contentious Questions is that rare book that should, and must, be read by a wide audience: undergraduate and graduate students, policymakers (or at least their staffers), industry representatives, and leaders of an array of energy-focused and/or environmental non-governmental organizations... the importance of the ideas in this book, its clear and accessible writing, and the timeliness of its publication should make it required reading for decision-makers in energy and environment policy and practice." Environmental Politics The book provides a valuable resource for stimulating discussion and debate in university and senior secondary school classes, and in the community at large. Energy Journal [Fact and Fiction in Global Energy Policy] urges policymakers and the general public to critically think on how to incorporate such diverse perspectives in a truly sustainable global energy policy. Frontiers in Psychology An essential guide to the international debate on how to create a more sustainable energy system by probing into some of the key areas of contention... [highly recommended] as a tour de force that will be of utility to students, researchers and practitioners seeking to better understand global energy policy. The London School of Economics Review of Books

Designed as a popular guide to a selection of controversies, this book takes stock of topics that people argue about when they argue about energy.  Its central contribution is to show that green debates are made of black and white and many shades of grey.  It will be useful reading for students, researchers and even practitioners.—Elizabeth Shove, Lancaster University

Designed as a popular guide to a selection of controversies, this book takes stock of topics that people argue about when they argue about energy. Its central contribution is to show that green debates are made of black and white and many shades of grey. It will be useful reading for students, researchers and even practitioners. -- Elizabeth Shove, Lancaster University In this era of polarization and simplistic debates, this book provides a refreshingly candid, nuanced, and balanced treatment of the most difficult energy choices. Insightful, penetrating and even witty, this work is the perfect antidote to your typical energy book. -- Michael P. Vandenbergh, Vanderbilt University Energy is no less about facts, data, and choices than about frames, beliefs, and attitudes. This unique, wide-ranging, and valuable compilation delves beneath the surface of diverse energy controversies to reveal what is really at issue and at stake. -- Amory B. Lovins, Rocky Mountain Institute Written by some of the most highly regarded energy policy experts active today, this deeply researched book displays an impressive command of a wide range of topics and literatures. -- John S. Duffield, Georgia State University, author of Fuels Paradise: Seeking Energy Security in Europe, Japan, and the United States A balanced and stimulating treatment of fifteen major energy policy questions, especially well designed for enriching student discussion. -- Herman E. Daly, University of Maryland, author of Ecological Economics and Sustainable Development