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The Political Economy of the Low-Carbon Transition - Pathways Beyond Techno-Optimism (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
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The Political Economy of the Low-Carbon Transition - Pathways Beyond Techno-Optimism (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Series: International Political Economy Series
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This book addresses the global need to transition to a low-carbon
society and economy by 2050. The authors interrogate the dominant
frames used for understanding this challenge and the predominant
policy approaches for achieving it. Highlighting the
techno-optimism that informs our current understanding and policy
options, Kirby and O'Mahony draw on the lessons of international
development to situate the transition within a political economy
framework. Assisted by thinking on future scenarios, they
critically examine the range of pathways being implemented by both
developed and developing countries, identifying the prevailing
forms of climate capitalism led by technology. Based on evidence
that this is inadequate to achieve a low-carbon and sustainable
society, the authors identify an alternative approach. This advance
emerges from community initiatives, discussions on postcapitalism
and debates about wellbeing and degrowth. The re-positioning of
society and environment at the core of development can be labelled
"ecosocialism" - a concept which must be tempered against the
conditions created by Trumpism and Brexit.
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