The bridge

natural gas in a redivided Europe

Three decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the breakup of the Soviet empire, the West faces a new era of East-West tensions. Any vision of a modern Russia integrated into the world economy and aligned in peaceful partnership with a reunited Europe ...

Industria 4.0

conceptos, tecnologías habilitadoras y retos

La Industria 4.0 se basa en el uso de nuevas tecnologías para mejorar la competitividad de las empresas a través de la supervisión de los procesos, los materiales y los bienes fabricados, la creación de productos personalizados, el desarrollo de nuevos servicios basados en ...

Energía sostenible

sin malos humos

Esta obra es la adaptación al caso de España del libro Sustainable energy. Without the hot air de D. MacKay, llevada a cabo por siete investigadores de la Universidad Pública de Navarra de diferentes áreas relacionadas con la generación de energía y la sostenibilidad energética ...

Empowering the great energy transition

policy for a low-carbon future

At a time when climate-change deniers hold the reins of power in the United States and international greenhouse gas negotiations continue at a slow crawl, what options are available to cities, companies, and consumers around the world who seek a cleaner future? Scott Victor Valentine ...

Pollution, politics, and power

the struggle for sustainable electricity

The electric power industry has been transformed over the past forty years, becoming more reliable and resilient while meeting environmental goals. A big question now is how to prevent backsliding. Pollution, Politics, and Power tells the story of the remarkable transformation of the electric power ...

Clothing poverty

the hidden world of fast fashion and second-hand clothes

Have you ever stopped and wondered where your jeans came from? Who made them and where? Ever wondered where they end up after you donate them for recycling? Following a pair of jeans, Clothing Poverty takes the reader on a vivid around-the-world tour to reveal ...

El oligopolio que domina el sistema eléctrico

consecuencias para la transición energética

Cinco grandes compañías eléctricas poseen la mayor parte de la capacidad instalada y de la energía que se produce en España, a la vez que controlan la totalidad de las redes de distribución y la mayor parte de la electricidad que se vende a los ...

Crude volatility

the history and the future of boom-bust oil prices

As OPEC has loosened its grip over the past ten years, the oil market has been rocked by wild price swings, the likes of which haven't been seen for eight decades. Crafting an engrossing journey from the gushing Pennsylvania oil fields of the 1860s ...

La guerra de los metales raros

la cara oculta de la transición energética y digital

Después de la máquina de vapor y el motor de combustión interna, las tecnologías «verdes» han puesto a la humanidad en vías de una tercera revolución industrial y energética. Como las dos anteriores, se basa en un recurso primordial, una materia prima tan vital que ...

Las claves de la Cuarta Revolución Industrial

cómo afectará a los negocios y a las personas

Las claves de la Cuarta Revolución Industrial es un texto divulgativo escrito por cuatro expertos. El libro describe las tecnologías que están transformando el mundo, su impacto en los negocios, en los sectores económicos, en el empleo, en la educación y en las personas. El ...

Changemakers

the industrious future of the digital economy

"This book argues that, as industrial capitalism enters a period of prolonged crisis, a new paradigm of "industrious modernity" is emerging. Based on small-scale, commons-based and market-oriented entrepreneurship, this industrious modernity is being pioneered by the many outcasts that no longer find a place within ...

Fundamentos de economía minera

El libro "Fundamentos de Economía Minera" ofrece un programa y contenido que generan una base de estudio para cualquier interesado en el problema de la explotación óptima de minas (sea ingeniero o economista). El texto desarrolla por vez primera de forma integrada los últimos desarrollos ...

Double jeopardy

combating nuclear terror and climate change

Making the case that we can use nuclear power to combat climate change even as we reduce the risks of nuclear terror. Humanity faces two existential threats: nuclear annihilation and catastrophic climate change. Both have human origins, and both are linked to the use of ...

Los ciclos políticos y económicos de América Latina y el boom de las materias primas

La noción de ciclo, además de haber sido empleada para dar cuenta de períodos económicos con características similares, también se ha utilizado para comprender las oscilaciones políticas de los países o regiones. En este sentido, a pesar de las sustanciales diferencias entre Estados, puede afirmarse ...

The case for carbon dividends

The supreme challenge of our time is tackling climate change. We urgently need to curtail our use of fossil fuels – but how can we do so in a just and feasible way?In this compelling book, leading economist James Boyce shows that the key to ...

Sistema energético español

coste de la energía eléctrica y posibles escenarios

En los últimos años se han experimentado una serie de acontecimientos que han generado desconcierto en gran parte de la población: el incremento tan significativo del coste de la energía eléctrica, determinadas decisiones estatales como el establecimiento del denominado impuesto al sol frenando el desarrollo ...

Paying for pollution

why a carbon tax is good for America

The threats posed by global climate change are widely recognized and carbon emmissions are the major source of greenhouse gases accumulating in the atmosphere. Burning fossil fuels causes long-lasting, pervasive damages, costly to those of us alive today and even more to our children and ...

The political economy of defence

Defence is the ultimate public good, and it thus falls to government to determine the appropriate amount of public revenue to commit to the defence of the realm. This will depend on history, strategic threat, international security obligations, entreaties from allies and, of course, the ...

Solar power

innovation, sustainability, and environmental justice

In this important new primer, Dustin Mulvaney makes a passionate case for the significance of solar power energy and offers a vision for a more sustainable and just solar industry for the future. The solar energy industry has grown immensely over the past several years ...

Imperfect markets and imperfect regulation

an introduction to the Microeconomics and political economy of power markets

The first textbook to present a comprehensive and detailed economic analysis of electricity markets, analyzing the tensions between microeconomics and political economy. The power industry is essential in our fight against climate change. This book is the first to examine in detail the microeconomics underlying ...