This book explains how society will face an energy crisis in the coming
decades owing to increasing scarcity of fossil fuels and climate change
impacts. It carefully explores this coming crisis and concisely examines
all of the major technologies related to energy production (fossil
fuels, renewables, and nuclear) and their impacts on our society and
environment. The author argues that it is wrong to pit alternatives to
fossil fuels against each other and proposes that nuclear energy,
although by no means free of problems, can be a viable source of
reliable and carbon-free electricity. He concludes by calling for a
diversified and rational mix of electricity generation in order to
mitigate the effects of the energy crisis. Throughout, the book is
spiced with science, history, and anecdotes in a way that ensures
rewarding reading without loss of rigor.