Fossil capital : the rise of steam-power and the roots of global warming

Fossil capital : the rise of steam-power and the roots of global warming /

"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 Br...

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Main Author: Malm, Andreas, 1977- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; Brooklyn, NY : Verso, 2016.
Subjects:
1800-1899
Industries > Energy consumption > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Industrial revolution > Environmental aspects > Great Britain.
Steam-engines > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Fossil fuels > Economic aspects > History.
Energy policy > Environmental aspects > History.
Global warming > History.
Climatic changes > History.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Environmental Economics.
Industries.
Industrial revolution.
Steam-engines.
Fossil fuels > Economic aspects.
Fossil fuels.
Energy policy > Environmental aspects.
Energy policy.
Global warming.
Climatic changes.
Industries > Energy consumption.
Great Britain.
History.

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