Low Carbon Politics focuses on how policies and institutions have influenced the deployment of renewable energy and nuclear power in the electricity sector. Cultural theory is used to analyse this. Egalitarian pressures have had a profound influence on technological outcomes, not merely in securing the deployment of renewable energy but also in increasing the costs of nuclear power. Whereas in the 1970s it might have been expected that individualist, market based pressures allied to dominant hierarchies would deliver nuclear power as the main response to problems associated with fossil fuels, a surprising combination has emerged. Egalitarian and individualist pressures are, together, leading to increasing levels of deployment of renewable energy. This work finds that electricity monopolies tend to favour nuclear power whereas competitive arrangements are more likely to lead to more renewable energy being deployed. It covers developments in a number of countries including USA, UK, China, South Africa and also Germany and Denmark. This book will be of great relevance to students, academics and policymakers with an interest in energy policy, low carbon politics and climate change.
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This book uses cultural theory to demonstrate how policy preferences and action in support of renewable energy and nuclear power are heavily influenced by cultural factors. This book will be of great relevance to students, academics and policymakers with an interest in energy policy, low carbon politics and climate change.
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Chapter 1 - IntroductionChapter 2 - Setting out cultural theoryChapter 3 - Culture, Ecology and EnergyChapter 4 - Science, Climate Politics and Cultural BiasChapter 5 - The importance of egalitarianismChapter 6 - The USAChapter 7 - The UKChapter 8 - ChinaChapter 9 - South AfricaChapter 10 - Conclusion
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ISBN
9781138696778
Publisert
2018-04-05
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
362 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
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Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
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Antall sider
182

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Biographical note

David Toke is a Reader in Energy Politics at the University of Aberdeen, UK. He has written 50 papers in refereed journals and is author of seven books, including China’s Role in Reducing Carbon Emissions. He has been a Principal or co-investigator of a number of funded projects resourced by the EU, ESRC, Leverhulme Trust and British Academy.