02403cam a2200337 i 4500 991107209748706196 20250522092102.0 210616s2021 enk b 000 0 eng 2021941206 9781839762345 (OCoLC)1233031231 (OCoLC)on1233031231 DLC eng rda DLC BDX UKMGB OCLCF ERASA S#L CDX CLE NZAUC YDX eng pcc TD887.F69 B83 2021 Buck, Holly Jean 1981- author 25291 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. Fossil fuels Environmental aspects 25292 Petroleum industry and trade Environmental aspects 25293 Energy security 13699 Energy policy Environmental aspects 23257 Climatic changes 14247 Renewable energy sources 23312 lcc 0 0 lcc 0 0 TBS TBS 2025-05-22 0 TD887.F69 BUC B05846 2025-05-22 1 2025-05-22 1 4692 4692