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The Coal Question; An Inquiry Concerning the Progress of the Nation, and the Probable Exhaustion of Our Coal Mines is a book that economist William Stanley Jevons wrote in 1865 to explore the implications of Britain's reliance on coal. Given that coal was a finite, non-renewable energy resource, Jevons raised the question of sustainability. "Are we wise," he asked rhetorically, "in allowing the commerce of this country to rise beyond the point at which we can long maintain it?" His central thesis was that the supremacy of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland over global affairs was transitory, given the finite nature of its primary energy resource. In propounding this thesis, Jevons covered a range of issues central to sustainability, including limits to growth, overpopulation,

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  • The Coal Question (es)
  • Sur la question du charbon (fr)
  • The Coal Question (en)
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  • The Coal Question: an enquiry concerning the progress of the Nation, and the probable exhaustion of our coal-mines ("La cuestión del carbón: una investigación sobre el progreso de la Nación, y el agotamiento probable de nuestras minas de carbón"), fue un libro publicado en 1865 por el economista William Stanley Jevons que exploraba las implicancias de la dependencia del Reino Unido del carbón. (es)
  • Sur la Question du Charbon (titre original The Coal Question; An Inquiry Concerning the Progress of the Nation, and the Probable Exhaustion of Our Coal Mines) est un livre de l'économiste William Stanley Jevons publié en 1865, dans lequel il étudie les conséquences de la dépendance du Royaume-Uni vis-à-vis du charbon. Dans la mesure où le charbon est une ressource énergétique disponible en quantité finie et non renouvelable, Jevons a soulevé la question de la durabilité de son exploitation. « Sommes-nous sages, » demande-t-il de manière rhétorique, « de laisser le commerce de ce pays augmenter au-delà de ce que nous pouvons maintenir durant une longue période ? » Sa thèse centrale était que la domination du Royaume-Uni sur le monde n'était que passagère, du fait même de la nature non infin (fr)
  • The Coal Question; An Inquiry Concerning the Progress of the Nation, and the Probable Exhaustion of Our Coal Mines is a book that economist William Stanley Jevons wrote in 1865 to explore the implications of Britain's reliance on coal. Given that coal was a finite, non-renewable energy resource, Jevons raised the question of sustainability. "Are we wise," he asked rhetorically, "in allowing the commerce of this country to rise beyond the point at which we can long maintain it?" His central thesis was that the supremacy of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland over global affairs was transitory, given the finite nature of its primary energy resource. In propounding this thesis, Jevons covered a range of issues central to sustainability, including limits to growth, overpopulation, (en)
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  • The Coal Question (en)
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  • The Coal Question (en)
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  • Macmillan & Co.London
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