This book unpacks the politics of climate change in Australia in
the context of successive conservative Coalition governments
resisting any moves to mitigate emissions and as local communities
and transnational corporations struggle with each other to control
the transition to a sustainable energy future. As Australia has
abundant clean energy resources in terms of solar and wind, the
book offers a test case for study of the energy policy transition
in the 21st century. It does so by using tools from political
economy and sociology, teasing out public attitudes to renewable
energy technologies and innovative infrastructure investments,
unpacking the complex parameters of this historical debate, tracing
the rise of household 'prosumers' and arguing the case for
grassroots ownership of renewable infrastructure or 'energy
sovereignty' - already pioneered by some isolated communities in
Australia. The cultural and emancipatory benefits of cooperative
ventures are well known. However, capitalism is not readily
defeated by democracy. The promotion of individual households as
'virtual power stations', of 'smart technologies' and even of
cryptocurrency into the energy transition innovative mix opens up
ever new horizons for corporate control.
General
| Imprint: |
Palgrave Macmillan
|
| Country of origin: |
Singapore |
| Release date: |
June 2023 |
| First published: |
2022 |
| Authors: |
Stuart Rosewarne
|
| Dimensions: |
210 x 148mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
424 |
| Edition: |
1st ed. 2022 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-981-19-0226-0 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
981-19-0226-7 |
| Barcode: |
9789811902260 |
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