The first great energy transition: how humanity gave up whaling

Read the full story in The Guardian.

The modern oil industry was born in 1859, yet it would take more than 100 years – and the near-extinction of a species – before it replaced blubber. As we now seek to replace oil in turn, are there lessons to be learned?

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