Carbon Civilisation and the Energy Descent Future: Life Beyond this Brief Anomal

Description: Carbon Civilisation and the Energy Descent Future by Joshua Floyd, Samuel Alexander Carbon civilisation is powered predominately by finite fossil fuels and with each passing day it becomes harder to increase or even maintain current supply. Our one-off fossil energy inheritance is but a brief anomaly in the evolution of the human story, a momentary energy spike from the perspective of deep time. Today humanity faces the dual crises of fossil fuel depletion and climate change, both of which are consequences of the modern worlds fundamental reliance on the energy abundance provided by fossil energy sources. Can renewable energy replace the fossil energy foundations of carbon civilisation? This book examines these issues and presents a narrative linking energy and society that maintains we should be preparing for renewable futures neither of energy abundance nor scarcity, but rather energy sufficiency. For industrial societies, this means navigating energy descent futures. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Samuel Alexander is a lecturer with the Office for Environmental Programs and researcher at the Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, University of Melbourne. His interdisciplinary work focusses primarily on the socio-economic implications of renewable energy transitions. He is author of twelve books, including Prosperous Descent: Crisis as Opportunity in an Age of Limits (2015) and Sufficiency Economy: Enough, for Everyone, Forever (2015). Joshua Floyd is Energy, Systems and Society Fellow at The Rescope Project. His work draws on experience in futures studies and strategic foresight, and systems thinking and practice. His technical grounding and interest in energy systems draws on a background in mechanical engineering and professional experience in the extractive metallurgy industry. Details ISBN099428280X Pages 144 Publisher Simplicity Institute Language English Year 2018 ISBN-10 099428280X ISBN-13 9780994282804 Format Paperback Publication Date 2018-09-12 Imprint Simplicity Institute Subtitle Life Beyond this Brief Anomaly Illustrations Illustrations, black and white Author Samuel Alexander Short Title Carbon Civilisation and the Energy Descent Future UK Release Date 2018-09-12 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:138872514;

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