Ask HN: Book recommendations for renewable energy and climate change?

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Post by fredrb » Wed, Mar 09, 2022, 7:39 AM UTC

I'm trying to figure out what are the classic books and authors on the topic. There seems to be a plethora of books on climate and energy out there and every blog recommends a completely different list. As I'm not that familiar with the topic, I'm ideally looking for a book that gives an overview of the different types of energy and their practicality.

Re: Ask HN: Book recommendations for renewable energy and climate change?

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Post by compressedgas » Wed, Mar 09, 2022, 7:43 AM UTC

David MacKay's Sustainable Energy - Without the Hot Air

Re: Ask HN: Book recommendations for renewable energy and climate change?

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Post by DougMellon » Wed, Mar 09, 2022, 7:57 AM UTC

https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/

Re: Ask HN: Book recommendations for renewable energy and climate change?

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Post by ZeroGravitas » Wed, Mar 09, 2022, 9:04 AM UTC

compressedgas wrote: post #2

David MacKay's Sustainable Energy - Without the Hot Air

This is really outdated, so unless you want to marvel at how wrong even a smart and well-meaning person could be in the face of rapid technological change, probably not worth revisiting.

There's been a few attempts to update it with modern numbers but they're so different it effectively nullifies the whole point of the book.