{"product_id":"energy-trap","title":"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":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57507780428149,"sku":"9781800757356","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781800757356.jpg?v=1787042920","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/energy-trap","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}