02831cam a2200373 i 4500 486933 486933 959803905 US-DLC 20171029075050.0 170105s2017 ctuab b 001 0 eng 2016043323 9780300225624 (c1 : alk. paper) 0300225628 (c1 : alk. paper) (OCoLC)959803905 (OCoLC)973401499 DLC eng rda DLC BTCTA BDX OCLCF YDX ERASA OBE NDD pcc Alfaisal Main Library HD9502.A2 H4549 2017 Helm, Dieter, author Burn out : the endgame for fossil fuels / Dieter Helm 2017 New Haven : Yale University Press, [2017] xx, 281 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-266) and index Introduction -- The end of the commodity super-cycle -- Binding carbon constraints -- An electric future -- The US: the lucky country -- The Middle East: more trouble to come -- Russia: blighted by the resource curse -- China: the end of the transition -- Europe: not as bad as it seems -- The gradual end of big oil -- Energy utilities: a broken model -- The new energy markets and the economics of the Internet -- Conclusion An energy revolution is under way with far-reaching consequences for nations, companies, and the way we address climate change Low oil prices are sending shockwaves through the global economy, and longtime industry observer Dieter Helm explains how this and other shifts are the harbingers of a coming energy revolution and how the fossil fuel age will come to an end. Surveying recent surges in technological innovations, Helm's provocative new book documents how the global move toward the internet-of-things will inexorably reduce the demand for oil, gas, and renewables-and prove more effective than current efforts to avert climate change. Oil companies and energy utilities must begin to adapt their existing business models or face future irrelevancy. Oil-exporting nations, particularly in the Middle East, will be negatively impacted, whereas the United States and European countries that are investing in new technologies may find themselves leaders in the geopolitical game. Timely and controversial, this book concludes by offering advice on what governments and businesses can and should do now to prepare for a radically different energy future Energy industries Energy development Environmental aspects Energy consumption Environmental aspects Renewable energy sources Fossil fuels Environmental aspects local 4 Print books. lcc BOOKS 0 0 lcc 0 0 AU AU GEN 2017-10-29 0 HD9502.A2 H4549 2017 AU00000000010501 2017-10-29 00:00:00 250.00 2017-10-29 BOOKS