A rapid solar transition is not only possible, it is imperative!

African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 297-302

  Schwartzman, David ^a   Schwartzman, Peter ^b  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KNOX COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Catastrophic climate change; Energy poverty; Fossil fuels; Solar power

Indexed keywords

EID: 84978695422     PISSN: 20421338     EISSN: 20421346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20421338.2013.809260     Document Type: Article

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