STS Colloquium - Fredrik Jonsson

Infinite Coal: How Britain Became the First Fossil Fuel Economy Despite the warnings of climate scientists, the world remains dangerously addicted to fossil fuel. Why has it been so difficult to break this habit? In his new book, Fredrik Albritton Jonsson suggests that the planetary emergency has profound historical roots reaching back to the making of the first fossil fuel economy in eighteenth century Britain. Rather than look for a single dramatic rupture centered on the steam powered factory system, Albritton Jonsson uncovers the gradual and multidimensional development of the first coal e