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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Format: | eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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London :
Pluto Press
2018.
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009746214906719 |
Summary: | 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 systems, and that these systems much change. |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 255 pages) |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |