Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

chapter SECTION-I Energy from coal -- chapter 1 1 COAL: ITS MODE OF FORMATION AND ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE -- chapter 1 2 CARBON EMISSIONS AND CLIMATE CHANGE -- chapter 1 3 COAL MINING TECHNOLOGIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT -- chapter 1 4 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF THE COAL CYCLE -- chapter 1 5 WASTES FROM COAL INDUSTRIES -- chapter 1 6 HEALTH HAZARDS DUE TO COAL INDUSTRIES -- chapter 1 7 THE WAY AHEAD -- chapter 1 8 ROLE OF COAL IN THE ENERGY PORTFOLIO OF SOUTH AFRICA -- chapter 1 9 ROLE OF COAL IN THE ENERGY PORTFOLIO OF CHINA* -- chapter CONSOLIDATED LIST OF REFERENCES OF SECTION 1 -- chapter SECTION-II Energy from oil and natural gas -- part 2 1 INTRODUCTION -- chapter 2 2 WORLD ENERGY STATUS -- chapter 2 3 ENERGY FROM OIL -- chapter 2 4 ENERGY FROM NATURAL GAS -- part 2 5 TOWARDS EFFICIENT USAGE OF OIL AND NATURAL GAS IN FUTURE -- chapter 2 6 SAUDI ARABIA COUNTRY CASE STUDY -- chapter 2 7 RUSSIA COUNTRY CASE STUDY -- chapter SECTION-III Energy from the Atom -- chapter 3 1 NUCLEAR POWER -- chapter 3 2 DISPOSAL OF URANIUM MILL TAILINGS1 -- chapter 3 3 SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL2 -- chapter 3 4 VITRIFICATION OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES -- chapter 3 5 RADIATION HAZARDS -- chapter 3 6 FUTURE OF NUCLEAR POWER -- chapter 3 7 ROLE OF NUCLEAR POWER IN INDIA'S ENERGY SECURITY -- chapter 3 8 ROLE OF NUCLEAR POWER IN THE ENERGY PORTFOLIO OF JAPAN -- chapter SECTION-IV Renewable energy resources -- chapter 4 1 HYDROPOWER -- chapter 4 2 GEOTHERMAL AND OCEAN ENERGY1 -- chapter 4 3 WIND ENERGY2 -- chapter 4 4 BIOMASS AND BIOENERGY -- chapter 4 5 SOLAR ENERGY3 -- part CONSOLIDATED LIST OF REFERENCES OF SECTION 1V -- chapter SECTION-V QUO VADIS? -- chapter 5 1 GLOBAL ENERGY SECURITY -- chapter 5 2 CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE AND STORAGE -- chapter 5 3 NUCLEAR POWER IN FRANCE: A SUCCESS STORY -- part Appendix -- chapter Author index -- chapter Subject index -- chapter Colour plates.