This thought-provoking book was published at the end of last year. It explores the challenge of the transition from fossil fuel and questions the notion of transition as it has been understood in the past. It warns of an uncomfortable truth in the modern conception, that ‘transition’ was originally promoted by energy companies, not as a genuine plan, but as a means to put off any meaningful change. Described as “eye-opening and frequently gobsmacking” by the Economist, this book gives a radical new history of energy.