Ending fossil fuels : why net zero is not enough
Buck, Holly Jean 1981-
Ending fossil fuels : why net zero is not enough / Holly Jean Buck. - London ; Brooklyn, NY : Verso Books, 2021. - 202 pages ; 20 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-202).
Introduction: controlled demolition — The cruel optimism of "Net Zero" — Five ways of looking at fossil fuel phaseout — A phaseout toolbox for the 2020s.
Around the world, countries and companies are setting net-zero carbon emissions targets. But "net-zero" is a term that conveniently obscures multiple futures. There could be a version of net-zero where the fossil fuel industry is still spewing tens of billions of tons of CO2 into the atmosphere, and has built a corresponding industry in sucking it back out again. Holly Buck argues that focusing on emissions draws our attention away from where we need to be looking: the point of production. 0It is time to plan for the end of fossil fuel and the companies that profit from them. Fossil fuels still provide 80% of world energy and ceasing their use before there are ready alternatives brings risks of energy poverty. The fossil fuel industry provides jobs, as well as a source of revenue for some frontline communities. Conventional wisdom says that fossil fuels will be naturally priced out when cheaper, but this raises as many problems as it addresses. Ending Fossil Fuels tackles these problems seriously and also sets out a roadmap that offer opportunities for more liveable, inclusive future.
9781839762345
2021941206
Fossil fuels--Environmental aspects
Petroleum industry and trade--Environmental aspects
Energy security
Energy policy--Environmental aspects
Climatic changes
Renewable energy sources
TD887.F69 / B83 2021
Ending fossil fuels : why net zero is not enough / Holly Jean Buck. - London ; Brooklyn, NY : Verso Books, 2021. - 202 pages ; 20 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-202).
Introduction: controlled demolition — The cruel optimism of "Net Zero" — Five ways of looking at fossil fuel phaseout — A phaseout toolbox for the 2020s.
Around the world, countries and companies are setting net-zero carbon emissions targets. But "net-zero" is a term that conveniently obscures multiple futures. There could be a version of net-zero where the fossil fuel industry is still spewing tens of billions of tons of CO2 into the atmosphere, and has built a corresponding industry in sucking it back out again. Holly Buck argues that focusing on emissions draws our attention away from where we need to be looking: the point of production. 0It is time to plan for the end of fossil fuel and the companies that profit from them. Fossil fuels still provide 80% of world energy and ceasing their use before there are ready alternatives brings risks of energy poverty. The fossil fuel industry provides jobs, as well as a source of revenue for some frontline communities. Conventional wisdom says that fossil fuels will be naturally priced out when cheaper, but this raises as many problems as it addresses. Ending Fossil Fuels tackles these problems seriously and also sets out a roadmap that offer opportunities for more liveable, inclusive future.
9781839762345
2021941206
Fossil fuels--Environmental aspects
Petroleum industry and trade--Environmental aspects
Energy security
Energy policy--Environmental aspects
Climatic changes
Renewable energy sources
TD887.F69 / B83 2021
