Burning Up – A Global History of Fossil Fuel Consumption : A Global History of Fossil Fuel Consumption
by
Simon Pirani
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0745335616
ISBN-13
9780745335612
Publisher
Pluto Press
Imprint
Pluto Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 20th, 2018
Print length
272 Pages
Weight
418 grams
Dimensions
22.50 x 16.40 x 2.10 cms
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A history of the excesses of capitalism's rampant fossil fuel consumption since 1950.
Coal, gas and oil have been capitalism's main fuels since the industrial revolution. And yet, of all the fossil fuels ever consumed, more than half were burned in the last 50 years. Most alarming of all, fossil fuel consumption has grown fastest in the last three decades, since scientists confirmed that it is the main cause of potentially devastating global warming. In Burning Up, Simon Pirani recounts the history of fossil fuels' relentless rise since the mid twentieth century. Dispelling explanations foregrounding Western consumerism, 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 must change. This is a major contribution to understanding the greatest crisis of our time.
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