Get 40% off Nebula using my link: https://go.nebula.tv/occ Watch next month's video right now on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/occ/latest Watch Wendover's Logistics of Coal Mining video here: https://nebula.tv/videos/wendover-the-logistics-of-coal-mining?ref=occ This video leaned very heavily on Andreas Malm's book Fossil Capital. Check it out here: https://www.versobooks.com/products/135-fossil-capital In this Our Changing Climate climate change video essay, I look at how the birth of industrial capitalism led to the birth of fossil fuel use at an industrial scale. Specifically, I look at how capitalist forces led factory owners to embrace fossil fuels over water power, despite water being cheaper and more prevalent. Ultimately, capitalism needs power that is both flexible in time and consistent in space and fossil fuels were able to cater to that. Help me make more videos like this via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OurChangingClimate Email List: https://ourchangingclimateocc.substack.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/OurClimateNow Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/occvideos/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/occ.climate/ Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/OurChangingClimate/ _______________________ Further Reading and Resources: https://ourchangingclimate.notion.site/Fossil-History-Resources-1e05f97ae1234fe69cf777366f37c2d4?pvs=4 _______________________ For music, I use Artlist. You can get 2 months free with this link: https://artlist.io/artlist-70446/?artlist_aid=occ_2345&utm_source=affiliate_p&utm_medium=occ_2345&utm_campaign=occ_2345 For stock footage, I use Artgrid. You can get 2 months free with this link: https://artgrid.io/Artgrid-114820/?artlist_aid=occ_2345&utm_source=affiliate_p&utm_medium=occ_2345&utm_campaign=occ_2345 I also use Epidemic Sound for some of my music: http://epidemicsound.com/creator Some visuals courtesy of Getty Images _______________________ Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 2:26 - The Three Energies 4:29 - The Energy Transition Myth 6:02 - When Water Was King 8:35 - Rumblings in the Factories 12:44 - Steam's Advantages 18:49 - Why Fossil Fuels Won _______________________ Check out other Climate YouTubers: Climate in Colour: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8Wp9EmfpV7EUSrSJAonxzw zentouro: https://www.youtube.com/user/zentouro Climate Adam: https://www.youtube.com/user/ClimateAdam Kurtis Baute: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTRM8LE1g6UXrVZKwgw5oEA Simon Clark: https://www.youtube.com/user/SimonOxfPhys Sarah Karver: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRwMkTu8sCwOOD6_7QYrZnw Climate Town: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuVLG9pThvBABcYCm7pkNkA Jack Harries: https://www.youtube.com/user/JacksGap Beckisphere: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT39HQq5eDKonaUV8ujiBCQ All About Climate: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs0uXl-w0672ni8pS3UDXsQ Aime Maggie: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpIcLW8YOY1kL_6J0TzDBGA Just Have a Think: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRBwLPbXGsI2cJe9W1zfSjQ Ankur Shah: https://www.youtube.com/c/AnkurShah Planet Proof: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdtF58iBRQ2C3QPeKKzxwiA Future Proof: https://www.youtube.com/c/FutureProofTV _______________________ #capitalism #history #climatechange