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CLIMATE CAPITALISM
GLOBAL WARMING AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE GLOBAL ECONOMY |
| By: |
Peter Newell, Matthew Paterson |
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Paperback |
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| ISBN 10: |
0521127289 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780521127288 |
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| Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
27 May, 2010 |
| Pages: |
218 |
| Description: |
Explores how we should react to the political dilemmas of adapting the global economy to confront climate change. |
| Synopsis: |
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. |
| Illustrations: |
4 b/w illus. 3 tables |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Cambridge University Press |
| Prizes: |
Winner of BISA International Political Economy Group Book Prize 2011
Runner-up for ISA Harold and Margaret Sprout Award 2011 |
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Returnable |