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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2024

John K. White
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The Truth About Energy
Our Fossil-Fuel Addiction and the Transition to Renewables
 , pp. 671 - 674
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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