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| Contents Buy Endorsements Synopsis Download About Reviews Talks Videos More Join mail-list Tweet Any questions? | | Sustainable Energy – without the hot air Buy now on paper download pdf file for free read translations or browse the book using the table of contents ↓ "For anyone with influence on energy policy, whether in government, business or a campaign group, this book should be compulsory reading." Tony Juniper Former Executive Director, Friends of the Earth "At last a book that comprehensively reveals the true facts about sustainable energy in a form that is both highly readable and entertaining." Robert SansomEDF Energy "The Freakonomics of conservation, climate and energy." Cory Doctorow,boingboing.net "...a tour de force..." The Economist "... a cold blast of reality ... a must-read analysis..." Science magazine "...this year's must-read book..." The Guardian Contents Dedication \| Preface (p.viii) | (p.ix) 10-page synopsis: (pdf) I Numbers, not adjectives 1 [Motivations \[html\]](https://www.withouthotair.com/c1/page%5F2.shtml) 2 [The balance sheet \[html\]](https://www.withouthotair.com/c2/page%5F22.shtml) 3 [Cars \[html\]](https://www.withouthotair.com/c3/page%5F29.shtml) 4 [Wind \[html\]](https://www.withouthotair.com/c4/page%5F32.shtml) 5 [Planes \[html\]](https://www.withouthotair.com/c5/page%5F35.shtml) 6 [Solar \[html\]](https://www.withouthotair.com/c6/page%5F38.shtml) 7 Heating and cooling 8 [Hydroelectricity \[html\]](https://www.withouthotair.com/c8/page%5F55.shtml) 9 [Light \[html\]](https://www.withouthotair.com/c9/page%5F57.shtml) 10 [Offshore wind \[html\]](https://www.withouthotair.com/c10/page%5F60.shtml) 11 [Gadgets \[html\]](https://www.withouthotair.com/c11/page%5F68.shtml) 12 [Wave \[html\]](https://www.withouthotair.com/c12/page%5F73.shtml) 13 [Food and farming \[html\]](https://www.withouthotair.com/c13/page%5F76.shtml) 14 [Tide \[html\]](https://www.withouthotair.com/c14/page%5F81.shtml) 15 [Stuff \[html\]](https://www.withouthotair.com/c15/page%5F88.shtml) 16 [Geothermal \[html\]](https://www.withouthotair.com/c16/page%5F96.shtml) 17 [Public services \[html\]](https://www.withouthotair.com/c17/page%5F100.shtml) 18 Can we live on renewables? II Making a difference 19 [Every BIG helps \[html\] ](https://www.withouthotair.com/c19/page%5F114.shtml) 20 [Better transport \[html\] ](https://www.withouthotair.com/c20/page%5F118.shtml) 21 [Smarter heating \[html\] ](https://www.withouthotair.com/c21/page%5F140.shtml) 22 Efficient electricity use 23 Sustainable fossil fuels? 24 Nuclear? 25 Living on other countries' renewables? 26 [Fluctuations and storage \[html\] ](https://www.withouthotair.com/c26/page%5F186.shtml) 27 [Five energy plans for Britain \[html\] ](https://www.withouthotair.com/c27/page%5F203.shtml) 28 [Putting costs in perspective \[html\] ](https://www.withouthotair.com/c28/page%5F214.shtml) 29 [What to do now \[html\] ](https://www.withouthotair.com/c29/page%5F222.shtml) 30 Energy plans for Europe, America, and the World 31 [The last thing we should talk about \[html\] ](https://www.withouthotair.com/c31/page%5F240.shtml) 32 [Saying yes \[html\] ](https://www.withouthotair.com/c32/page%5F250.shtml) III Technical chapters A [Cars II \[html\]](https://www.withouthotair.com/cA/page%5F254.shtml) B Wind II C Planes II D Solar II E Heating II F Waves II G Tide II H Stuff II IV Useful data I [Quick reference \[html\]](https://www.withouthotair.com/cI/page%5F328.shtml) J Populations and areas K UK energy history Power and carbon translation tables Bibliography Index Many thanks to William Sigmund for the HTML conversion! withouthotair.comSite last modified Sat 29 Aug 2015 10:36:45 BST | | 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