Includes bibliographical references and index.

Reaching out -- Foreword -- Preface -- List of tables -- List of figures -- About the authors -- Prologue -- The world is fragile -- A little more about mother earth -- The incredible transformation of hunter-gatherers into civilization builders -- Global warming is for real -- Global warming and greenhouse gases -- Energy and human development index -- How much energy do we need? -- Energy resources -- Solar energy -- Nuclear power -- Nuclear fusion -- Accelerator driven subcritical systems -- Nuclear safety and nuclear waste -- Healthcare and other applications of nuclear radiations -- Hydrogen -- Summary and outlook -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index.

"The signs of global warming can be seen everywhere - hotter summers, frequent heavy rains, prolonged droughts, more severe forest fires, fiercer storms (including snow storms) and cyclones, as well as melting polar ice caps. Our indiscriminate actions are raising the spectre of millions of climate refugees who are victims of battles for water, crops, fish, and so on. It is poignant that the poorer countries, that are the least equipped to face these calamities have contributed the least to global warming, but are the worst hit. Only a concerted effort from the entire world by a rapid transition to renewable, clean and green energy sources, while checking wastage, deforestation and pollution, and a genuine adjustment in lifestyles towards moderation can avert the Earth, the only habitable planet we know, from turning into a hothouse"--Publisher's website.

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