{"product_id":"the-energy-trap-why-the-renewable-energy-transition-can-t-work-and-what-can","title":"The Energy Trap: Why the renewable energy transition can’t work – and what can","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"1800757352\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\"\u003e\n \u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\"\u003e\n  \u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\n   \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of humanity’s greatest modern threats involves an area of life we thought we had mastered: energy. For the last century our energy system has delivered rising prosperity, increased lifespans and largely eliminated famine. Now it is being dismantled – with confidence, with public money and with almost no scrutiny.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n   \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this short, sharp book, Richard Lyon – electrical engineer, petroleum engineer and energy economist – strips the energy debate back to the physics. What he finds is alarming: fossil fuels are running out, the proposed replacements can't do the job and the people in charge don't understand the science well enough to realise, much less pursue solutions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n   \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe consequences could be severe, but they are not yet inevitable. In a series of lucid chapters, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Energy Trap\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e sets out the problem and proposes a way forward – provided we are willing to stop wasting our remaining resources on energy systems that can't work and get on with building one that can.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"R \u0026 E Tinkerbells Little Boutique ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57310976475514,"sku":null,"price":15.58,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0642\/4988\/9014\/files\/61rAP7WhlTL._SL1500.jpg?v=1790499117","url":"https:\/\/retinkerbellslittleboutique.myshopify.com\/products\/the-energy-trap-why-the-renewable-energy-transition-can-t-work-and-what-can","provider":"R \u0026 E Tinkerbells Little Boutique ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}