Burning up : a global history of fossil fuel consumption / Simon Pirani.

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 sy...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author:	Pirani, Simon, 1957- (Author)
Other title:	Global history of fossil fuel consumption.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : Pluto Press, 2018.
Subjects:	Energy consumption > History. Fossil fuels > Economic aspects. Fossil fuels > Environmental aspects. Fossil fuels > History. Energy consumption. Fossil fuels. History. Informational works.