Packed with fascinating facts and insight, this book will fuel dinner party debate, and provide readers with the science and politics behind the worldas most controversial resource. Without oil, there would be no globalisation, no plastic, little transport, and a global political landscape that few would recognise. It is the lifeblood of the modern world, and humanityas dependence upon it looks set to continue for decades to come. In this captivating book, the author of the acclaimed Energy: A Beginneras Guide, Vaclav Smil, explains all matters related to the ablack stuffa, from its discovery in the earth, right through to the political maelstrom that surrounds it today.Only OPECa#39;s oil price increases brought a rapid turnaround as new federal rules (known as CAFE, Corporate Automotive Fuel Efficiency) specified gradually improving performance: the average was doubled in just twelve years, from ... Then the average performance began, finally, to improve: by 2015 the mean had reached the record level of 24.8mpg and a number of bestselling cars could do better than 30mpg: the Honda Civic delivered 33mpg in combined city/highway cycle andanbsp;...
Title | : | Oil - A Beginner's Guide 2nd edition |
Author | : | Vaclav Smil |
Publisher | : | Oneworld Publications - 2017-11-02 |
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