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001 2015033820
003 DLC
005 20151114082218.0
008 151107s2015 enk 000 0 eng
010 $a 2015033820
020 $a9781784781293 (paperback)
040 $aDLC$beng$erda$cDLC
042 $apcc
043 $ae-uk---
050 00 $aHD9502.G72$bM35 2015
082 00 $a333.8/20941$223
084 $aPOL044000$aBUS099000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aMalm, Andreas,$d1977-$eauthor.
245 10 $aFossil capital :$bthe rise of steam-power and the roots of global warming /$cAndreas Malm.
263 $a1601
264 1 $aLondon ;$aBrooklyn, NY :$bVerso,$c2015.
300 $apages cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a"How capitalism first promoted fossil fuels with the rise of steam power The more we debate about the catastrophic implications of climate change, the more fossil fuels we continue to burn. How did we get caught up in this mess? In this masterful new history, Malm claims that it all began in Britain with the rise of steam power. So why did manufacturers turn from traditional fuels, notably water, to steam? Overturning established theories of the transition and offering a radically new view of our warming world, this study shows how steam was adopted as a superior source of power. Two centuries later, the inheritors of that power continue to profit from "business as usual," as the world heads toward irreversible catastrophe. Malm examines the history of resistance to fossil fuels and surveys the obstacles to the transition to renewable energy so urgently needed today. Then as now, energy choices are determined in struggles over power"--$cProvided by publisher.
520 $a"How capitalism first promoted fossil fuels with the rise of steam power The more we debate about the catastrophic implications of climate change, the more fossil fuels we continue to burn. How did we get caught up in this mess? In this masterful new history, Malm claims that it all began in Britain with the rise of steam power. So why did manufacturers turn from traditional fuels, notably water, to steam? Overturning established theories of the transition and offering a radically new view of our warming world, this study shows how steam was adopted as a superior source of power. Two centuries later, the inheritors of that power continue to profit from "business as usual," as the world heads toward irreversible catastrophe. Malm examines the history of resistance to fossil fuels and surveys the obstacles to the transition to renewable energy so urgently needed today. Then as now, energy choices are determined in struggles over power"--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0 $aIndustries$xEnergy consumption$zGreat Britain$xHistory$y19th century.
650 0 $aIndustrial revolution$xEnvironmental aspects$zGreat Britain.
650 0 $aSteam-engines$zGreat Britain$xHistory$y19th century.
650 0 $aFossil fuels$xEconomic aspects$xHistory.
650 0 $aEnergy policy$xEnvironmental aspects$xHistory.
650 0 $aGlobal warming$xHistory.
650 0 $aClimatic change$xHistory.
650 7 $aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aBUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Environmental Economics.$2bisacsh
856 42 $3Cover image$u9781784781293.jpg