Low-Сarbon Economy: Modern View on Energy Concept of Serhiy Podolynsky

The article focuses on expediency of transformation of humanity to the paradigm of the low-carbon economy as a result of restrictions or unavailability of carbohydrates, the ongoing global energy and environmental crisis. In this context, the energy concept of an outstanding thinker of the XIXth century Serhiy Podolynsky, a scientist who was ahead of his time, is relevant in modern times. It has been established that S. Podolynsky focused his attention on four issues: nature of energy, its movement and transformation; consideration of fossil fuels and efficiency of their use in the conditions prevailing at that time; studying energy as a major factor in agriculture; essence of human labour as a means of energy storage.