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Energy
Crises, Challenges and Solutions
Edited by
Pardeep Singh
Department of Environmental Studies, PGDAV College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
Suruchi Singh
Department of Botany, Sunbeam College for Women, MGKVP University, Bhagwanpur, Varanasi, India
Gaurav Kumar
Department of Environmental Studies, PGDAV College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
Pooja Baweja
Department of Botany, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
This edition first published 2022
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Library of Congress Cataloging‐in‐Publication Data
Names: Singh, Pardeep, editor. | Singh, Suruchi, 1987– editor. | Kumar, Gaurav, 1984– editor. | Baweja, Pooja, 1977– editor.
Title: Energy : crises, challenges and solutions / edited by Pardeep Singh, Suruchi Singh, Gaurav Kumar, Pooja Baweja.
Description: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley‐Blackwell, 2022. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2021007246 (print) | LCCN 2021007247 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119741442 (cloth) | ISBN 9781119741510 (adobe pdf) | ISBN 9781119741558 (epub)
Subjects: LCSH: Renewable energy sources. | Energy development. | Energy policy.
Classification: LCC TJ808 .E565 2022 (print) | LCC TJ808 (ebook) | DDC 333.79/4–dc23
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Preface
Energy is an indispensable component of every aspect of development, wealth, health, nutrition, infrastructure, and education. Energy is a necessary element in development that should be a fundamental right. Many development indicators are strongly related to per‐capita energy consumption. The economic development of many countries has come at the cost of the environment. It should not be presumed that a reconciliation of the two is not possible. There is a need to take enhanced global actions to address emission problems.
Fossil fuel is the most conventional energy source, but its usage is full of dichotomy as its utilization has increased during economic development, but that also increased greenhouse gas emissions. Also, fossil fuel conservation will include finding a way to tap into the Earth’s supply so that the commonly used oil fields are not drained completely. What will pave the way for natural recovery? The depletion also creates an enormous destructive waste product that then impacts the rest of life. The nexus concept is the interconnection between energy, water, food, land, and climate. Such interconnections enable us to address trade‐offs and seek synergies among them. Putting pressure on one component will affect other components as well. Energy, water, food, land, and climate are essential resources of our natural environment and support our quality of life. Competition between these resources is increasing globally and is exacerbated by climate change. Improving resilience and securing resource availability would require improving resource‐use efficiency.
Many policies and programmes are announced nationally and internationally to replace the conventional mode and emphasize the conservation of fossil fuels and reuse of exhausted energy, so a gap in implications and outcomes can be broadly traced by comparing the data.
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