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: | English |
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London
Pluto Press
2018, 2018©2018
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| Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| 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 electronic resource (xiv, 255 pages |
| ISBN: | 9780745335629 0745335624 |