Carbon Ideologies
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Carbon Ideologies is William T. Vollmann’s sprawling, multi-volume nonfiction exploration of global energy use, climate change, and the political, economic, and moral systems that sustain carbon-intensive lifestyles.
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| Carbon Ideologies canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Carbon Ideologies Context triple: [William T. Vollmann, notableWork, Carbon Ideologies]
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A.
Capitalism vs. the Climate
Capitalism vs. the Climate is the subtitle of Naomi Klein’s book "This Changes Everything," encapsulating its argument that the climate crisis is fundamentally intertwined with and exacerbated by the structures of global capitalism.
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B.
Carbon War Room
Carbon War Room is an environmental nonprofit initiative focused on accelerating market-based solutions to climate change and promoting low-carbon business practices worldwide.
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C.
The human roots of the ecological crisis
"The human roots of the ecological crisis" is a key chapter in Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato si’ that analyzes how modern technological, economic, and cultural patterns of human behavior have led to environmental degradation and social injustice.
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D.
The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal
The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal is the subtitle of Naomi Klein’s book "On Fire," which argues urgently for transformative climate action and a just green economic transition.
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E.
Facing Gaia: Eight Lectures on the New Climatic Regime
"Facing Gaia: Eight Lectures on the New Climatic Regime" is a philosophical work by Bruno Latour that rethinks humanity’s relationship with the Earth in the context of climate change and the Anthropocene.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Carbon Ideologies Target entity description: Carbon Ideologies is William T. Vollmann’s sprawling, multi-volume nonfiction exploration of global energy use, climate change, and the political, economic, and moral systems that sustain carbon-intensive lifestyles.
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A.
Capitalism vs. the Climate
Capitalism vs. the Climate is the subtitle of Naomi Klein’s book "This Changes Everything," encapsulating its argument that the climate crisis is fundamentally intertwined with and exacerbated by the structures of global capitalism.
-
B.
Carbon War Room
Carbon War Room is an environmental nonprofit initiative focused on accelerating market-based solutions to climate change and promoting low-carbon business practices worldwide.
-
C.
The human roots of the ecological crisis
"The human roots of the ecological crisis" is a key chapter in Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato si’ that analyzes how modern technological, economic, and cultural patterns of human behavior have led to environmental degradation and social injustice.
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D.
The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal
The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal is the subtitle of Naomi Klein’s book "On Fire," which argues urgently for transformative climate action and a just green economic transition.
-
E.
Facing Gaia: Eight Lectures on the New Climatic Regime
"Facing Gaia: Eight Lectures on the New Climatic Regime" is a philosophical work by Bruno Latour that rethinks humanity’s relationship with the Earth in the context of climate change and the Anthropocene.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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nonfiction book series ⓘ |
| addresses |
denial and apathy about climate change
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future generations ⓘ moral responsibility for climate change ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
confront readers with consequences of energy use
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document the systems sustaining carbon-intensive lifestyles ⓘ |
| author | William T. Vollmann ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores |
coal industry
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global energy use ⓘ labor conditions in energy sectors ⓘ lived experience of climate vulnerability ⓘ nuclear power ⓘ oil and gas extraction ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
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surface form:
Bangladesh
India ⓘ Japan ⓘ Middle East ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| format | print ⓘ |
| genre |
environmental writing
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nonfiction ⓘ reportage ⓘ |
| hasPart |
No Good Alternative
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No Immediate Danger ⓘ |
| includes |
interviews with residents of polluted areas
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interviews with workers ⓘ travel writing elements ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
digressive
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documentary ⓘ essayistic ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
carbon emissions
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climate change ⓘ energy consumption ⓘ ethics of carbon-intensive lifestyles ⓘ fossil fuels ⓘ global warming ⓘ political economy of energy ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | first-person reportage ⓘ |
| publisher | Viking ⓘ |
| structure | multi-volume work ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
early 21st century
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late 20th century ⓘ |
| volumeCount | 2 ⓘ |
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Subject: Carbon Ideologies Description of subject: Carbon Ideologies is William T. Vollmann’s sprawling, multi-volume nonfiction exploration of global energy use, climate change, and the political, economic, and moral systems that sustain carbon-intensive lifestyles.
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