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

• Main Authors: Kirby, Peadar (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), O'Mahony, Tadhg (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: International Political Economy Series,
• Subjects: Political economy.; Economic development.; Social change.; Climate change.; Economic policy.; Economic development-Environmental aspects.; International Political Economy.; Development and Social Change.; Climate Change.; Climate Change Management and Policy.; Development Policy.; Development and Sustainability.

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 understan...