The changing climate and its affect on all of us is becoming increasingly apparent - ozone depletion, hurricanes, floods and extreme weather behaviour. Introduction to Environmental Physics challenges the way we think about how and why environmental change occurs.

Environmental physics: processes and issues; The human environment; The built environment; The urban environment; Energy for living; Revealingthe planet; The Sun and the atmosphere; Observingthe Earth's weather; Global weather patterns and climate; Physics and soils; Vegetation growth and the carbon balance; Environmental issues for the twenty-first century;

In this new edition, Sørensen presents his audience with updated data about renewables market penetration, current insights on climate change, the most recent available technology for renewable energy conversion, transmission and storage, and revised planning scenarios and the future outlook.

Introduction: A Sustainable Energy Supply, The Greenhouse Effect and Climate Change, Light Absorption in Nature as a Source of Energy, The Contribution of Science: Understanding, Modelling and Monitoring ; Light and Matter; Climate and Climate Change; Heat Engines; Renewable Energy; Nuclear Power; Dispersion of Pollutants; Monitoring with Light; The Context of Society