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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Other Authors: Pirani, Simon, author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : Pluto Press 2018.
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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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 255 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.