Burning up : a global history of fossil fuel consumption

Burning up : a global history of fossil fuel consumption / Simon Pirani.

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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Main Author: Pirani, Simon, 1957- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Pluto Press, 2018.
Subjects:
Energy consumption > History.
Fossil fuels > Economic aspects.
Fossil fuels > Environmental aspects.
Fossil fuels > History.
Nature.
43.33 natural resources management.
Environmental economics.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
Energy consumption
Fossil fuels
Fossil fuels > Economic aspects
Fossil fuels > Environmental aspects
Electronic books.
History
Informational works
Informational works.
Documents d'information.
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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 (1 electronic resource (xiv, 255 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-248) and index.
ISBN:9781786803122
1786803127
9781786803139
1786803135
9781786803146
1786803143
0745335624
9780745335629
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