LEADER 02007 am 22004093u 450 001 9910598002103321 005 20221026220128.0 010 $a1-78680-312-7 035 $a(CKB)4100000005879137 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5493109 035 $a(ScCtBLL)3e4b9fa7-3ea0-4715-9d13-95cb711a7680 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000005879137 100 $a20180918d2018 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aBurning up $ea global history of fossil fuel consumption /$fSimon Pirani 210 1$aLondon :$cPluto Press,$d[2018] 210 4$dİ2018 215 $a1 online resource (273 pages) 311 $a0-7453-3562-4 330 $aCoal, 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. 606 $aFossil fuels$xEnvironmental aspects 606 $aFossil fuels$xEconomic aspects 615 0$aFossil fuels$xEnvironmental aspects. 615 0$aFossil fuels$xEconomic aspects. 676 $a363.7387 700 $aPirani$b Simon$f1957-$0857023 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910598002103321 996 $aBurning up$92943903 997 $aUNINA