Why do we burn more coal and wood than ever, asks a provocative book
Coal plants and wind turbines coexist rather than replace each other in Westphalia, Germany
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Jean-Baptiste Fressoz (Allen Lane)
The drive towards decarbonisation and the search for alternative, less-polluting sources of energy vex our planet and its politicians and decision-makers. Many wealthy countries are working to strip pollutants and emissions-belching elements out of our industrial processes and individual lives.
This is an age of environmental consciousness. At least that’s the argument. But it is one Jean-Baptiste Fressoz, a historian of science and technology at the French National Centre for Scientific Research,…