Introduction Part I Chapter 1: Origins and Causes Overview The History of Energy Types Location, Location, Location: Origins of the Oil Industry Chapter 2: Current Impact and Linkages Overview Modern War Current Geopolitical Conflict Local Conflict Conclusion Chapter 3: Responses Introduction International Responses Technological Responses Carbon Storage Intensive and Expensive Geoengineering Economic Changes Industry Responses to Climate Change National Responses Conclusion Chapter 4: Future Implications Introduction Consequences of Little to No Change in Energy Resource Use Future Energy Projections Based on Current Trends Possible Major Transitions Transitioning Countries Chapter 5: Contributed Essays Introduction The Dangers of Corporate Power Concerning Climate Change by Vivian Ike The Power of Business Corporations to Drive Energy Transformation: The RE100 Case by Haley N. Anderson The Dirty Future of Coal by Laine Munir Limits of Solar and Wind by Helena Solman The Promise of Nuclear Energy by Ayesha Sadiqa Part II: A-Z Entries Introduction Agricultural Revolution Biofuels Biomass Energy Carbon Capture and Storage (CSS) Carbon Footprint Carbon Offsets Carbon Tax/Carbon Market/Carbon Credits/Cap and Trade Cascade Effect Climate Engineering or Geoengineering Coal Common Pool Resources Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) CO2 Crude Oil Deepwater Drilling Enhanced Recovery/Hydraulic Fracking/Horizontal Drilling Forest Management Fuel Cells Fusion Geothermal Energy Greenhouse Effect and Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) Green Revolution Human Dispersal Hydrocarbons and Hydrocarbon Gas Liquids Hydroelectric Power Hydrogen Economy Megafauna Milankovitch Cycles Mineral Rights Molten Salt Reactor (MSR) Natural Gas Net Zero Nuclear Fission, Nuclear Fuel, and Nuclear Power Plants Ocean Currents Peat Megafires and Coal Seam Fires Petroleum Photovoltaics Proven Reserves Renewable Energy Steam Power (Steam Engines) Sustainability Tar Sands/Oil Sands Tidal Energy Waste-to-energy (WTE) Wave Energy Wind Power Zero Emissions Energy About the Authors and Contributors Index.