From “Our Changing Climate”. ( YouTube / Nebula )
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In this Our Changing Climate climate change video essay, I look at how the birth of industrial capitalism led to the birth of fossil fuel use at an industrial scale. Specifically, I look at how capitalist forces led factory owners to embrace fossil fuels over water power, despite water being cheaper and more prevalent. Ultimately, capitalism needs power that is both flexible in time and consistent in space and fossil fuels were able to cater to that.
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Timestamps:
0:00 – Intro
2:26 – The Three Energies
4:29 – The Energy Transition Myth
6:02 – When Water Was King
8:35 – Rumblings in the Factories
12:44 – Steam’s Advantages
18:49 – Why Fossil Fuels Won
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Check out other Climate YouTubers:
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zentouro: https://www.youtube.com/user/zentouro
Climate Adam: https://www.youtube.com/user/ClimateAdam
Kurtis Baute: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTRM8LE1g6UXrVZKwgw5oEA
Simon Clark: https://www.youtube.com/user/SimonOxfPhys
Sarah Karver: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRwMkTu8sCwOOD6_7QYrZnw
Climate Town: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuVLG9pThvBABcYCm7pkNkA
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Beckisphere: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT39HQq5eDKonaUV8ujiBCQ
All About Climate: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs0uXl-w0672ni8pS3UDXsQ
Aime Maggie: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpIcLW8YOY1kL_6J0TzDBGA
Just Have a Think: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRBwLPbXGsI2cJe9W1zfSjQ
Ankur Shah: https://www.youtube.com/c/AnkurShah
Planet Proof: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdtF58iBRQ2C3QPeKKzxwiA
Future Proof: https://www.youtube.com/c/FutureProofTV
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