Carbon Constraints in the Fourteenth and Twenty-first Centuries

• Published in: Journal of industrial ecology Vol. 11; no. 3; pp. 4 - 6
• Main Authors: Hoffmann, Volker, Busch, Timo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 238 Main St., Suite 500, Cambridge, MA 02142-1046 USA MIT Press 01.07.2007; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Carbon; Carbon emissions; Climate change; Ecology; Energy resources; Environment; Environmental protection; Industry; Oil industry; Easter Island

Fourteenth century and twenty-first century carbon constraints are compared. The low availability of carbon constrains the activities of the islanders. Fossil resources are naturally limited and scarcity is determined by factors namely endowment of natural stocks, access to reserves, and technical d...