Historian Jean-Baptiste Fressoz grapples with the history of energy, from wood to coal to renewable sources, and illustrates just how little we know about how we power our lives.

All of us should be trying to use less energy. From powering our homes to changing how we travel, 'green' choices are increasingly common.

But how much do we know about our energy history, and how is this shaping our present?

In his 2024 book More and More and More, science and technology historian Jean-Baptiste Fressoz tackles our global energy history.

With a wide historical analysis and deep research into modern practices, Fressoz illustrates why we're still addicted to fossil fuels, how we've failed to learn from our past, and why the concept of 'energy transition' is so flawed.