Burning Up : a global history of fossil fuel consumption

Burning Up a global history of fossil fuel consumption

Recounts the history of fossil fuels' relentless rise since the mid-twentieth century, Dispelling explanations foregrounding individual consumption and arguments that population growth is the main problem, Pirani shows how fossil fuels are consumed through technological, social, and economic sy...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Pirani, Simon, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Pluto Press 2018.
Materias:
Energy consumption.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Figures
  • Tables
  • Acknowledgements
  • Units of Measurement
  • Acronyms and Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • Part I: Contexts
  • 1. Fossil Fuels Before 1950
  • 2. Energy Technologies
  • 3. Energy in Society
  • 4. Fossil Fuel Consumption in Numbers
  • Part II: Chronologies
  • 5. The 1950s and 1960s: Post-War Boom
  • 6. The 1970s: Crises and Oil Price Shocks
  • 7. Patterns of Electrification
  • 8. The 1980s: Recession and Recovery
  • 9. The 1990s: Shunning the Global Warming Challenge
  • 10. The 2000s: Acceleration Renewed
  • Part III: Reflections
  • 11. Interpretations and Ideologies
  • 12. Possibilities
  • 13. Conclusions
  • Appendices
  • Notes
  • Further Reading and Bibliography
  • Index.

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