Calling Attention...

We use this page to call attention to significant works (primarily books) published in the energy-economy-environment world by researchers at the University of Cambridge. Each of these books has contributed to our understanding of E3 issues at 4CMR. If you are at the University and have a book coming out on these topics, contributing solutions to climate change risk, Contact Us and we will add it here.

A twin set covering the material and energy issues of sustainability underlying a low carbon world:

Sustainable Energy - Without the Hot Air, was published by David Mackay of the Department of Physics, and Chief Scientific Advisor to the Department of Energy and Climate Change. It is an excellent summary of the science behind sustainable energy, and of the policy challenges posed by a rapid transition to such forms of energy. View on-line...

Sustainable Materials - With Both Eyes Open, was published by Julian Allwood and Jonathan Cullen of the Department of Enginnering. It provides an insightful amalysis of how the material production systems of the world's economy can be re-created for greater material efficiency, building on the success of industry in improving energy efficiency. View on-line...