Confronting climate change is now understood as a problem of 'decarbonising' the global economy: ending our dependence on carbon-based fossil fuels. This book explores whether such a transformation is underway, how it might be accelerated, and the complex politics of this process. Given the dominance of global capitalism and free-market ideologies, decarbonisation is dependent on creating carbon markets and engaging powerful actors in the world of business and finance. Climate Capitalism assesses the huge political dilemmas this poses, and the need to challenge the entrenched power of many…mehr
Confronting climate change is now understood as a problem of 'decarbonising' the global economy: ending our dependence on carbon-based fossil fuels. This book explores whether such a transformation is underway, how it might be accelerated, and the complex politics of this process. Given the dominance of global capitalism and free-market ideologies, decarbonisation is dependent on creating carbon markets and engaging powerful actors in the world of business and finance. Climate Capitalism assesses the huge political dilemmas this poses, and the need to challenge the entrenched power of many corporations, the culture of energy use, and global inequalities in energy consumption. Climate Capitalism is essential reading for anyone wanting to better understand the challenge we face. It will also inform a range of student courses in environmental studies, development studies, international relations, and business programmes.
Peter Newell is Professor of International Development at the University of East Anglia. He has worked on climate change as a researcher, consultant, teacher and activist for over 16 years. He has undertaken work for international organisations such UNDP and GEF, provided policy advice to a number of different governments and worked for NGOs such as Climate Network Europe and Friends of the Earth. He is an ESRC Climate Change Leadership Fellow and is the author of Climate for Change (Cambridge University Press, 2000), the first book on the role of non-state actors in global climate politics.
Inhaltsangabe
Preface; Acknowledgements; List of acronyms; 1. Introducing climate capitalism; 2. Histories of climate, histories of capitalism; 3. Climate for business: from threat to opportunity; 4. Mobilising the power of investors; 5. Searching for flexibility, creating a market; 6. Caps, trades, and profits; 7. Buying our way out of trouble; 8. The limits of climate capitalism; 9. Governing the carbon economy; 10. What futures for climate capitalism?; Conclusions; Glossary; Index.
Preface Acknowledgements List of acronyms 1. Introducing climate capitalism 2. Histories of climate, histories of capitalism 3. Climate for business: from threat to opportunity 4. Mobilising the power of investors 5. Searching for flexibility, creating a market 6. Caps, trades, and profits 7. Buying our way out of trouble 8. The limits of climate capitalism 9. Governing the carbon economy 10. What futures for climate capitalism? Conclusions Glossary Index.
Preface; Acknowledgements; List of acronyms; 1. Introducing climate capitalism; 2. Histories of climate, histories of capitalism; 3. Climate for business: from threat to opportunity; 4. Mobilising the power of investors; 5. Searching for flexibility, creating a market; 6. Caps, trades, and profits; 7. Buying our way out of trouble; 8. The limits of climate capitalism; 9. Governing the carbon economy; 10. What futures for climate capitalism?; Conclusions; Glossary; Index.
Preface Acknowledgements List of acronyms 1. Introducing climate capitalism 2. Histories of climate, histories of capitalism 3. Climate for business: from threat to opportunity 4. Mobilising the power of investors 5. Searching for flexibility, creating a market 6. Caps, trades, and profits 7. Buying our way out of trouble 8. The limits of climate capitalism 9. Governing the carbon economy 10. What futures for climate capitalism? Conclusions Glossary Index.
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