The Political Economy of Sustainable Energy

Autori

• C. Mitchell

Parametri

• 236 pagine
• 9 ore di lettura

• Ecologia e Ambiente
• Geografia & Topografia
• Mappe e viaggi
• Scienze politiche & Politica
• Scienze sociali

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This book analyzes the extent to which the current political paradigm is capable of meeting the challenges of climate change. Placing the UK in comparative perspective, leading energy expert Catherine Mitchell argues for a new way of approaching policy towards energy and sustainability. Inhaltsverzeichnis Breaking Free of the Band of Iron The Regulatory State Paradigm and Its Challenges The Difficulty of Delivering the 'Right' Change Quickly Enough Preferable Intervention The Pursuit of Nuclear Power Renewable Energy in the UK Markets and Networks Pure Paradigm and Effect New Zealand as a Case Study Examining European Political Paradigms Just-do-it: Solutions, Opportunities and Realities

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2007

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