The Future Is Not What It Used to Be : Climate Change and Energy Scarcity /

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In this book, the author argues that industrial society itself is transitory, and examines the prospects for our civilization's coming to terms with its two most imminent choke points: climate change and energy scarcity. The author contends that industrial civilization cannot outlast our abilit...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Friedrichs, Jörg (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 2013.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Energikällor.
Energipolitik.
Klimatpolitik.
Klimatförändringar.
Power resources > Environmental aspects.
Global environmental change.
Environmental policy.
Energy policy.
Climatic changes.
Futur.
Histoire.
Aspects socio-economiques.
Politique energetique.
Civilisation industrielle.
Demande energetique.
Ressources energetiques.
Changement climatique.
SCIENCE > Global Warming & Climate Change.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
environmental policy.
climate change.
Environnement > Politique gouvernementale.
Ressources energetiques > Aspect de l'environnement.
Changement global (Environnement)
Climat > Changements.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The transitory nature of industrial society
  • Climate change and energy scarcity
  • What the climate can change
  • When energy runs short
  • The struggle over knowledge
  • The moral economy of inaction
  • Where to go from here.

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