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English
Polity Press
29 March 2019
Series: Resources
By making available the almost unlimited energy stored in prehistoric plant matter, coal enabled the industrial age – and it still does. Coal today generates more electricity worldwide than any other energy source, helping to drive economic growth in major emerging markets. And yet, continued reliance on this ancient rock carries a high price in smog and greenhouse gases.

We use coal because it is cheap: cheap to scrape from the ground, cheap to move, cheap to burn in power plants with inadequate environmental controls. In this book, Mark Thurber explains how coal producers, users, financiers, and technology exporters drive this supply chain, while fragmented environmental movements battle for full incorporation of environmental costs into the global calculus of coal. Delving into the politics of energy versus the environment at local, national, and international levels, Thurber paints a vivid picture of the multi-faceted challenges associated with continued coal production and use in the twenty-first century.
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Imprint:   Polity Press
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 213mm,  Width: 152mm,  Spine: 23mm
Weight:   431g
ISBN:   9781509514007
ISBN 10:   1509514007
Series:   Resources
Pages:   200
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Mark C. Thurber is Associate Director of the Program on Energy and Sustainable Development at Stanford University.

Reviews for Coal

“Coal pushed the industrial era into existence. Today, with global warming, coal is among the biggest threats. Mark Thurber applies his sharp analytical mind, the balance of an historian, and an elegant pen to this vital subject. Everyone will learn something important from this lovely little book.” David Victor, University of California, San Diego “Thurber presents an overview of coal's role in past and present energy systems as well as key factors affecting its future in both developed and developing countries, offering a clear non-polemical analysis of coal's economic, environmental, and energy security attributes.” Howard Gruenspecht, former Deputy Administrator, US Energy Information Administration


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