The End of Oil: On the Edge of a Perilous New WorldHoughton Mifflin Harcourt, 2005 - 399 páginas Petroleum is now so deeply entrenched in our economy, our politics, and our personal expectations that even modest efforts to phase it out are fought tooth and nail by the most powerful forces in the world: companies and governments that depend on oil revenues; the developing nations that see oil as the only means to industrial success; and a Western middle class that refuses to modify its energy-dependent lifestyle. But within thirty years, by even conservative estimates, we will have burned our way through most of the oil that is easily accessible. And well before then, the side effects of an oil-based society--economic volatility, geopolitical conflict, and the climate-changing impact of hydrocarbon pollution--will render fossil fuels an all but unacceptable solution. How will we break our addiction to oil? And what will we use in its place to maintain a global economy and political system that are entirely reliant on cheap, readily available energy? Brilliantly reported from around the globe, The End of Oil brings the world situation into fresh and dramatic focus for business and general readers alike. Roberts talks to both oil optimists and oil pessimists, delves deep into the economics and politics of oil, considers the promises and pitfalls of alternatives, and shows that, although the world energy system has begun its epoch-defining transition, disruption and violent dislocation are almost assured if we do not take a more proactive stance. With the topicality and readability of Fast Food Nation and the scope and trenchant analysis of Guns, Germs, and Steel, this is a vitally important book for the new century. |
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... energy . On the face of it , our energy economy is humming along like a perpetual - motion machine . Today , bil- lions of people enjoy an unprecedented standard of living and nations float in rivers of wealth , in large part because ...
... energy economy has hit a kind of peak of its own. Each year, the world demands more and more energy, with no end point in sight. And each year, it is more and more evident that the extraor- dinary machine we have built to supply that ...
... energy economy for centuries and whose histories and destinies are hopelessly intertwined with our own. Twenty-six percent of our energy still comes from coal, a cheap, abundant mineral used to power industrial processes and generate ...
... energy economy — but it is not the only one. While climatologists and environmentalists fret about the quality of the energy we produce, most other experts worry far more about the quantity of energy we can make and, more specifically ...
... energy economy breaking down entirely . In Asia today , electrical demand is growing so fast that governments in China and India have essentially declared a state of emergency , sidelining environmental concerns to build hundreds of ...
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The End of Oil: The Decline of the Petroleum Economy and the Rise of a New ... Paul Roberts Sin vista previa disponible - 2005 |