Burning Up A Global History of Fossil Fuel Consumption

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 confi...

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Main Author: Pirani, Simon (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Pluto Press 2018
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