Perhaps not exactly what you are looking for, but Prof David Mackay (also of Information Theory, Inference, and Learning Algorithms) has a cogent quantitative a

Perhaps not exactly what you are looking for, but Prof David Mackay (also of Information Theory, Inference, and Learning Algorithms) has a cogent quantitative analysis of energy generation, given climate concerns. I think it's a good read. You can tell he has awareness of the relevant numbers - and doesn't like bull. Free pdf available. http://www.withouthotair.com/ http://www.withouthotair.com/