Dilemmas of Energy Transitions in the Global South: Balancing Urgency and Justice (Routledge Explorations in Energy Studies)

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This book explores how, in the wake of the Anthropocene, the growing call for urgent decarbonisation and accelerated energy transitions might have unintended consequences for energy poverty, justice and democracy, especially in the global South. Dilemmas of Energy Transitions in the Global South brings together theoretical and empirical contributions focused on rethinking energy transitions conceptually from and for the global South, and highlights issues of justice and inclusivity. It argues that while urgency is critical for energy transitions in a climate-changed world, we must be wary of conflating goals and processes, and enquire what urgency means for due process. Drawing from a range of authors with expertise spanning environmental justice, design theory, ethics of technology, conflict and gender, it examines case studies from countries including Bolivia, Sri Lanka, India, The Gambia and Lebanon in order to expand our understanding of what energy transitions are, and how just energy transitions can be done in different parts of the world. Overall, driven by a postcolonial and decolonial sensibility, this book brings to the fore new concepts and ideas to help balance the demands of justice and urgency, to flag relevant but often overlooked issues, and to provide new pathways forward. This volume will be of great interest to students and scholars of energy transitions, environmental justice, climate change and developing countries.
Copyright:
2021

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Publisher Quality
Book Size:
166 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781000397444
Related ISBNs:
9780367486457, 9780367486440, 9781032015460
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
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Copyrighted By:
selection and editorial matter, Ankit Kumar, Johanna Höffken and Auke Pols
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No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Science, Business and Finance, Social Studies
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This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Auke Pols
Edited by:
Johanna I. Höffken
Edited by:
Ankit Kumar

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