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Το τέλος του πετρελαίου, The decline of the oil economy and the rise of a new energy order

Author: Paul Roberts

In a century, oil has become as essential as air and water. That is why we are willing to make excessive efforts to protect it.

Indeed, oil is such a crucial stronghold of our economy and politics,...

In a century, oil has become as essential as air and water. That is why we are willing to make excessive efforts to protect it.

Indeed, oil is such a crucial stronghold of our economy and politics, and it affects our expectations for high living standards to such an extent that even moderate attempts to replace it are thwarted by the most powerful forces in...

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  • Language Greek
  • Number of pages Number of pages 516
  • Cover Cover Soft
  • Year of publication Year of publication 2006
  • Publisher Publisher Patakis
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In a century, oil has become as essential as air and water. That is why we are willing to make excessive efforts to protect it.

Indeed, oil is such a crucial stronghold of our economy and politics, and it affects our expectations for high living standards to such an extent that even moderate attempts to replace it are thwarted by the most powerful forces in the world: oil companies and governments that depend on oil profits; developing nations that see oil as the only means to achieve industrial growth; and the West, which refuses to curb its energy waste.

In the next thirty years, according to the most conservative estimates, we will have already burned half of the easily accessible oil. How will we free ourselves from this dependence? And what will we use instead of oil to maintain a global economy and a political system that functions with cheap, readily available energy?

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Author
Paul Roberts
Publisher
Patakis
Original Title
The End of Oil
Subtitle
The decline of the oil economy and the rise of a new energy order
Number of Pages
516
Release Date
9/2006
Publication Date
2006
Dimensions
17x24 cm
Language
Greek
Cover
Soft
ISBN-13
9789601619866

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In a century, oil has become as essential as air and water. That is why we are willing to make excessive efforts to protect it.

Indeed, oil is such a crucial stronghold of our economy and politics, and it affects our expectations for high living standards to such an extent that even moderate attempts to replace it are thwarted by the most powerful forces in the world: oil companies and governments that depend on oil profits; developing nations that see oil as the only means to achieve industrial growth; and the West, which refuses to curb its energy waste.

In the next thirty years, according to the most conservative estimates, we will have already burned half of the easily accessible oil. How will we free ourselves from this dependence? And what will we use instead of oil to maintain a global economy and a political system that functions with cheap, readily available energy?

(...)

[Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]

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Author
Paul Roberts
Publisher
Patakis
Original Title
The End of Oil
Subtitle
The decline of the oil economy and the rise of a new energy order
Number of Pages
516
Release Date
9/2006
Publication Date
2006
Dimensions
17x24 cm
Language
Greek
Cover
Soft
ISBN-13
9789601619866

Important information

Specifications are collected from official manufacturer websites. Please verify the specifications before proceeding with your final purchase. If you notice any problem you can report it here.

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