Political Economies of Energy Transition - Wind and Solar Power in Brazil and South Africa

List of contents

1. Political economies of energy transition in Brazil and South Africa; 2. Wind and solar power in the transition to a low-carbon economy; 3. States, markets, and energy transition: good industrial policy?; 4. Electricity consumption in Brazil and South Africa: distribution and prices; 5. People and place: siting wind and solar plants in Brazil and South Africa; 6. Political economies of energy transition.

About the author

Kathryn Hochstetler is Professor of International Development at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Her book Greening Brazil: Environmental Activism in State and Society (co-authored with Margaret E. Keck, 2007) received the Lynton Caldwell Prize from the Science, Technology, and Environmental Politics section of the American Political Science Association.  

Summary

Most of what we know about energy transition is based on industrialized countries and China - but most future low-carbon transitions will take place in developing countries. Climate change cannot be addressed without them. This book shows how environment and development concerns drive electricity choices in Brazil and South Africa.

Foreword

Shows that economic concerns about jobs, costs, and consumption, rather than climate change, are likely to drive energy transition in developing countries.

Product details

• Authors: Kathryn Hochstetler, Kathryn (London School of Economics and Political Science) Hochstetler, Hochstetler Kathryn
• Publisher: Cambridge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2024
• EAN: 9781108826808
• ISBN: 978-1-108-82680-8
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 429 g
• Illustrations: 10 b/w illus. 2 tables, Zeichnungen, schwarz-weiss, Tabellen, schwarz-weiss, Worked examples or Exercises
• Series: Business and Public Policy
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; History of Ideas, Social Theory, Brazil, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Environmental Economics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, HISTORY / Social History, LAW / Environmental, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Caribbean & Latin American, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory, LAW / Natural Resources, International Relations, Republic of South Africa, Environmental Economics, Political Economy, Comparative Politics, Environment law, Energy & natural resources law, Energy and natural resources law