Could the race to de-carbonize our energy systems be leading us
closer to environmental disaster? Why did biology choose carbon, in
a variety of compounds, as its energy carrier and storage
substance? From the smallest life forms, through multicellular
organisms, and up to whole ecosystems, this economy of carbon
compounds is fundamentally sustainable. Yet today, many are working
to expunge carbon-based energy carriers from human economies,
replacing them with solutions based on other elements and minerals.
In The Decarbonization Delusion, independent scientist and writer
Andrew Moore shows that the race to decarbonize is leading us
further down the road to environmental degradation. Instead of
banishing carbon, Moore argues that we should look to life on
Earth, which has used carbon in highly sustainable ways for 3.5
billion years, as a model for how humans can use carbon
sustainably. The Decarbonization Delusion begins by discussing
carbon's role in the inception of the universe and its critical
importance in biology. Moore identifies many intriguing features of
biology's use of carbon that are crucial to creating sustainable
human economies on Earth. Throughout, Moore draws on extensive
research and original calculations to disprove common fallacies
about carbon-based energy carriers and their alternatives. For
example, he shows that the widely perceived superiority of battery
technology over carbon-based fuels is, in most regards, a serious
misconception that, if not corrected, could have grave
environmental consequences. Politicians, industrial leaders, and
even some scientists have contributed to the widespread belief that
carbon should have no place in our energy economies. In The
Decarbonization Delusion, Moore argues against this idea, asking us
to re-think our assumptions and approach sustainable energy
development in a more scientific and dispassionate fashion.
General
| Imprint: |
Oxford UniversityPress
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
September 2023 |
| Authors: |
Andrew Moore
(Freelance Science Writer and Communications Advisor)
|
| Dimensions: |
235 x 156mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
408 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-19-766483-4 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
0-19-766483-0 |
| Barcode: |
9780197664834 |
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