the rise of steam-power and the roots of global warming Malm, Andreas 1977- creator text enk 2016 monographic eng

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488 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm "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"-- "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"-- Andreas Malm. e-uk--- Industrias Consumo de energía Gran Bretaña Historia Siglo XIX Revolucion industrial Aspectos medioambientales Gran Bretaña Combustibles fósiles Aspectos económicos Historia Política energética Aspectos ambientales Calentamiento global Historia Cambios climáticos Historia HD 9502 M256f 2016 333.8/20941 9781784781293 (paperback) 1784781290 (paperback) 2015033820 DLC 151107 20230411090615.0 18849567 spa