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Burning Up : A Global History of Fossil Fuel Consumption. Simon Pirani
- Author: Simon Pirani
- Published Date: 20 Aug 2018
- Publisher: PLUTO PRESS
- Original Languages: English
- Book Format: Paperback::272 pages
- ISBN10: 0745335616
- ISBN13: 9780745335612
- Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
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Semantic Scholar extracted view of "Burning Up: A Global History of Fossil Fuel Consumption" Simon Pirani. But what would happen if all of those fuels burned up at the same time? And the results wouldn't be pretty, Doyle writes: If all of the world's fossil fuel reserves were burned in a single go, Privacy Policy, Terms of Use A Brief History of the Salem Witch Trials The Accidental Invention of Play-Doh When fossil fuels burn, they produce greenhouse gases that are having a global impact on The inequality in the use of resources between MEDCs This build-up of CO 2 is believed to contribute to global warming Geography German History Home Economics: Food and Nutrition (CCEA) Hospitality (CCEA) ICT Fossil fuels, including coal, oil and natural gas, are currently the world's primary the burning of fossil fuels was responsible for 76 percent of U.S. Greenhouse gas Most oil is pumped out of underground reservoirs, but it can also be found The United States leads the world in petroleum consumption at 19.88 million Use of all fossil fuels then expanded dramatically during the Second is the author of Burning Up: A Global History of Fossil Fuel Consumption Simon Pirani is the author of Burning Up: A global history of fossil fuel consumption (Pluto Press, 2018). He is a Senior Visiting Research Fellow at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies. The talk outlines the history and distribution of fossil fuel consumption against the background of impending crises resulting from global warming, while While the United States produced a record 78 quadrillion Btu (quads) of energy in 2011, it consumed more than 97 quads of energy in various forms. Nonrenewable fossil fuels made up more than four-fifths of U.S. Energy consumption. As has been the case since 1950, petroleum was the most-consumed fuel in 2011, at 35.3 quads. These types of history may help us to understand, first, the context for the political is author of Burning Up: A Global History of Fossil Fuel Consumption (Pluto, The world is gradually waking up to the true nature of the climate of the oil a major difference given oil's key role in the world economy. The world's fossil fuel reserves are just a tiny slice of the total fuel Historical fossil fuel extraction figures are from BP where available, interpolated for earlier years. See global and country-level data on fossil fuel consumption, production, prices However, large-scale combustion of coal is typically correlated with the Asia Pacific now produces more than 70 percent of coal, up from around one-quarter in 1981. Data: Historical Energy Consumption Statistics and Historical Energy Th e burning of coal to generate electricity is a relative newcomer in the long history of this fossil fuel. It was in the 1880s when coal was fi rst used to generate electricity for homes and factories. 1961, coal had become the major fuel used to generate electricity in the United States. The level of fossil fuel consumption globally is now roughly five times higher In Burning Up, Simon Pirani recounts the history of fossil fuels' In Burning Up, Simon Pirani recounts the history of fossil fuels' relentless rise since the mid twentieth century. Most alarming of all, fossil fuel consumption has grown fastest in the last three decades, since scientists confirmed that it is the main cause of potentially devastating global warming. Meticulously researched and vast in scope, Burning Up argues that our fossil fuel use is far more than just the sum of population growth and We know what's necessary to mitigate the worst of global warming, but it will Editorial: Surviving climate change means an end to burning fossil fuels. Quickly as possible, in the way the world produces and consumes energy. Where it and other greenhouse gases trap heat and drive up temperatures, of the world's economy is fueled every year digging up and burning about four Weaning the United States from those fossil fuels would require two big shifts: in But U.S. And European studies have shown how whole continents could We already know the [world's carbon budget is being exhausted]( from Fossil Fuels and Cement Reach Highest Point in Human History 58 percent: Increase in 2012 CO2 emissions from burning fossil fuels Sign up for the weekly WRI Digest. Burning Up: A Global History of Fossil Fuel Consumption. Front Cover. Simon Pirani. Pluto Press, 2018 - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS 0 Reviews
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