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Renewable Energy Transformation or Fossil Fuel Backlash
Renewable energy is rising within an energy system dominated by powerful vested energy interests in fossil fuels, nuclear and electric utilities. Analyzing renewables in six very …
European Energy Security
An exploration of Turkey's future role and impact on European energy security, looking at the connection between geopolitics, energy security and the EU's need for energy. The book …
Climate Change in World Politics
John Vogler examines the international politics of climate change, with a focus on the United Nations Framework Convention (UNFCCC). He considers how the international system …
Ecological Modernisation and Renewable Energy
Develops a new theory of 'identity' ecological modernization (EM), to analyse renewable history and policy development in many of the world's states which are leading the drive to …
Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Consumption
This book challenges conventional wisdom by showing how, in some circumstances, improved energy efficiency may increase energy consumption. Relying upon energy efficiency to reduce …
Can Cities, States and Regions Save Our Planet?
This book examines the potential for cities, states and regions to take decisive action on climate change at the local level. Local action constitutes an essential component of …
Energy Security in Europe
This edited collection highlights the different meanings that have been attached to the notion of energy security and how it is taken to refer to different objects. Official policy …
The Governance of Energy in China
The way in which energy is governed in China is driving its rising level of carbon dioxide emissions. This book analyses the nature of energy governance in China by combining ideas …
Energy Poverty and Access Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa
Access to modern energy is central in addressing the major global challenges of the 21st century, including poverty, climate change and famine. However large parts of the world, …
Aspects of the Energy Union
This book provides a comprehensive exploration of some of the most critical issues regarding the EU’s Energy Union policy. Applied European energy policies face a number of …
Energy for the Future
Cutting carbon emissions is urgent but very challenging in wealthy democracies. Energy for the Future analyzes the changing contexts, imperatives and fault lines, and proposes ways …
The Politics of Nuclear Energy in China
Explores the history and challenges of nuclear energy development in China, across five main areas: politics, economics, environment, technology transfer and the nuclear fuel …