Also the extent to which steam power and fossil capital, as the roots of global warming, has contributed to that impact. This is the matter of whether (or not) the current definition of the geological epoch through which the planet is passing, the ‘Holocene’, should be changed to the ‘Anthropocene’ (or the age of humans) as a result of the impact of modern humans on its ecosystems. Andreas Malm also enters into one of the key debates on the ecological left today, the Anthropocene. It is a great read for those interested in the origins of fossil capital, and the implications of this for the ecological and climate crisis we face today. This book is a well researched, and well-written account, from a Marxist perspective, of the industrial revolution in Britain, the origins of fossil fuel as the principal source of energy in the industrial age and the bitter struggles and social impact involved Verso 2016 at 488 pp £19.99 r eviewed by Alan Thornett Fossil Capital – the rise of steam power and the roots of global warming, by Andreas Malm.
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