{"product_id":"9781800758155_the-energy-trap","title":"The Energy Trap","description":"\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe consequences could be severe, but they are not yet inevitable. In a series of lucid chapters, \u003cem\u003eThe Energy Trap\u003c\/em\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\/p\u003e","brand":"Richard Lyon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41280773554225,"sku":"9781800758155","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/9926\/3793\/files\/9781800758155.jpg?v=1792650253","url":"https:\/\/bakerbookhouse.com\/products\/9781800758155_the-energy-trap","provider":"Baker Book House ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}