The Political Economy of the Low-Carbon Transition: Pathways Beyond Techno-Optimism

by Tadhg O'Mahony, Peadar Kirby, Tadhg O’Mahony

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319625535
• ISBN13: 9783319625539
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 303 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.3"