Energy is the engine of human progress and human history is marked by the quantity and characteristics of available resources. In the last century, with the world population quadrupling and the use of new technologies, energy consumption has accelerated dramatically. The combustion of fossil fuels has increased the concentration of “greenhouse gases” and caused global temperatures to rise, resulting in climate change. Europe, a leader in the fight against climate change, has a modest influence globally, and it is illusory to think that there are now effective solutions that can be shared by all countries for resolving environmental problems quickly. Certainly, electric cars are not the answer. We will therefore have to adapt to the effects of climate change for many decades to come, even if scientific progress discovers energy systems which are unlimited and “cleaner” than today.
University of Florence, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0003-2049-8400
Book Title
La storia dell’energia nell’avventura umana
Book Subtitle
Il costo del progresso e l’illusione dell’energia pulita
Authors
Fabrizio Mani
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
232
Publication Year
2024
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© 2024 Firenze University Press
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Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0131-5
ISBN Print
979-12-215-0130-8
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-0131-5
eISBN (epub)
979-12-215-0132-2
eISBN (xml)
979-12-215-0353-1
Series Title
Semine