Bringing together experts from a wide range of scientific fields, including physics, geosciences, social sciences, and so on, it offers the reader a broad scope of knowledge on such topics as:

climate change and exhaustion of resources
the relationship between basic science and the development of sustainable energy technologies
the relationship between global and local environmental policies
the possible competition between foodstuff production and that of agro-fuels

The conclusions emphasize five technological keys for the solution of the energy/environmental crisis:

improvement of energy efficiency and savings
green electricity production
nuclear energy
carbon management
energy vector use optimisation

Further keys, such as:

urban adaptation
negotiations at the international level
financial rules

are to be found in fields such as law and politics.

This book invites the reader to consider the multidisciplinary aspects of these urgent energy/environmental issues. It will be of special interest to those involved in environmental protection, energy issues and sustainable development, and international relations.