TY  - BOOK
AU  - Buck,Holly Jean
TI  - Ending fossil fuels: why net zero is not enough 
SN  - 9781839762345 (pbk.) :
AV  - HD9560.5 
U1  - 333.82314 23
PY  - 2021///
CY  - New York
PB  - Verso
KW  - Petroleum industry and trade
KW  - Environmental aspects
KW  - Fossil fuels
KW  - Energy security
KW  - Energy policy
KW  - Climatic changes
KW  - Renewable energy sources
KW  - Environment and Ecology
KW  - ukslc
KW  - Economics
KW  - thema
KW  - Biography & non-fiction prose
KW  - Environmental economics
KW  - Climate change
KW  - Politics & government
KW  - Environmental policy & protocols
N2  - Ending the fossil fuel industry is our only hope of a liveable climate; 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. It 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
ER  -