03494cam a2200421 i 4500 113619 113619 18849567 BJBSDDR 20230411090615.0 ta 151107s2016 enka 000 0 eng 2015033820 9781784781293 (paperback) 1784781290 (paperback) DLC spa DLC rda DLC eng pcc e-uk--- HD 9502 M256f 2016 333.8/20941 23 Malm, Andreas, 1977- 10006 Fossil capital : the rise of steam-power and the roots of global warming / Andreas Malm. London ; New York : Verso, 2016. 488 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier "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"-- Provided by publisher. "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"-- Provided by publisher. Industrias 14212 Consumo de energía Gran Bretaña Historia Siglo XIX. Revolucion industrial 3174 Aspectos medioambientales Gran Bretaña. Combustibles fósiles 7103 Aspectos económicos Historia. Política energética 14213 Aspectos ambientales Calentamiento global Historia 9552 Cambios climáticos Historia 2215 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 0 0 lcc 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2020-12-15 0 HD 9502 M256f 2016 00000142726 2020-12-15 00:00:00 1 2020-12-15 BK