Bibliograph

Burning up, a global history of fossil fuel consumption, Simon Pirani

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Burning up, a global history of fossil fuel consumption, Simon Pirani

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-248) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Burning up

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

986680332

Responsibility statement

Simon Pirani

Sub title

a global history of fossil fuel consumption

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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Global history of fossil fuel consumption

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