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Burning Up: A Global History of Fossil Fuel Consumption

Burning Up: A Global History of Fossil Fuel Consumption


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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.

Table of Contents:
Figures
Tables
Acknowledgements
Units of Measurement
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Introduction
Part I: Contexts
1. Fossil Fuels Before 1950
2. Energy Technologies
3. Energy in Society
4. Fossil Fuel Consumption in Numbers
Part II: Chronologies
5. The 1950s and 1960s: Post-War Boom
6. The 1970s: Crises and Oil Price Shocks
7. Patterns of Electrification
8. The 1980s: Recession and Recovery
9. The 1990s: Shunning the Global Warming Challenge
10. The 2000s: Acceleration Renewed
Part III: Reflections
11. Interpretations and Ideologies
12. Possibilities
13. Conclusions
Appendices
Notes
Further Reading and Bibliography
Index

About the Author :
Simon Pirani is Senior Visiting Research Fellow at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, and has written widely on Soviet history and energy issues. His books include Burning Up: A Global History of Fossil Fuel Consumption (Pluto, 2018), The Russian Revolution in Retreat (Routledge, 2008) and Change in Putin’s Russia (Pluto, 2009).

Review :

'An extraordinarily ambitious, but arguably necessary task for our times'

'Insightful, precise and well-written, Burning Up turns energy consumption on its head. Pirani fills a crucial gap left by a mountain of shiny but vacuous reports and not enough solid history ... Anybody fighting climate change should read this' 'This meticulous depiction of how fossil fuels are woven into our human systems - not only technological but also economic, social and political - is an invaluable aid to getting them back under control' 'Explains the technological, social and economic processes that have prioritised a particular way of satisfying society's demand for energy services' 'Burning Up is a vital contribution to the climate movement. A first step to organizing around its insights will be to ensure it is widely read in the movement, and by those whose lives will be affected by climate change' 'Recommended'

'This comprehensive book provides a modern history of global fossil fuel consumption. Authoritative and well researched, it provides a solid bedrock to understand the ins and outs of fuels'

'An essential tool for understanding fossil fuel consumption in terms of the vested interests who have benefited from it' 


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781786803122
  • Publisher: Pluto Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Pluto Press
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: A Global History of Fossil Fuel Consumption
  • ISBN-10: 1786803127
  • Publisher Date: 20 Aug 2018
  • Binding: Digital download
  • No of Pages: 272


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