This world system -- Systems networks and metabolism -- Energy laws and maximum power -- Energy hierarchy and natural value -- Energy and planet earth -- Energy and ecosystems -- Empower basis for society -- Structure, information, and evolution -- Energy and economics -- Energetic organization...

Machine generated contents note: Part I The Approaching Summit -- 1 Introduction to the Way Down -- 2 The Present Condition -- 3 Intellectual Views of the Future -- Part II System Principles -- 4 The Ways of Energy and Materials in All Systems -- 5 Pulsing and the Growth Cycle -- 6 Real Wealth...

In economic, technical and political terms, the security of energy supply is of the utmost importance for Europe. Alongside competition and sustainability, supply security represents a cornerstone of the EU's energy policy, and in times of rising geopolitical conflict plays an increasingly...

Bedarf, Ressourcen und Konflikte in globaler PerspektiveChinas jüngste Versuche, Ölvorräte einzukaufen, weisen auf ein drängendes Problem hin: Der Energiebedarf in der Region Ostasien, unter anderem Chinas, Japans und Südkoreas, steigt rasant, während weltweit die Rohstoffe knapper werden...