Renewable energy transformation or fossil fuel backlash : vested interests in the political economy /: vested interests in the political economy. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Renewable energy transformation or fossil fuel backlash[electronic resource]; Energy, Climate and the Environment
• Further Information: Note: Espen Moe, Associate Professor, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway.
• Authors: Moe, Espen
• Contents: Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Series Editor's Preface -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Japan: No Structural Change, Save for a Structural Shock? Vested Interests Pre- and Post-Fukushima -- 3 China: No Energy Transformation, but Full Speed Ahead. Or ...? -- 4 The US: Renewable Energy Doing (Reasonably) Well. Despite the State or Because of It? -- 5 Germany: At a Crossroads, or Social and Political Consensus Setting It on a Course for Structural Change? 6 Denmark: An Energy Transformation in the Making? Wind Power on the Inside of the System -- 7 Norway: A Petro-Industrial Complex Leaving Little Room for Structural Change? -- 8 Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Index.
• Publisher Details: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (313 pages)
• Subjects: 333.79/4; Environment; Renewable energy sources -- Case studies; Fossil fuels -- Case studies; Energy policy -- Case studies; Energy policy; Economics; Energy industries; Sustainable development; Environmental policy; Environmental economics; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General; Environmental economics; Political economy; Renewable energy sources; Energy policy; Fossil fuels; Science -- Environmental Science; Business & Economics -- Economics -- General; Business & Economics -- Industries -- Energy Industries; Political Science -- Economic Conditions; Sustainability; Energy technology & engineering; Political economy; Political Science -- Public Policy -- Environmental Policy; Environmental policy & protocols; Electronic books; Case studies; Case studies
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137298799; 1137298790; 9781137298805; 1137298804; 1349571164; 9781349571161
• Related ISBNs: 9781349571161; 1137298782; 9781137298782
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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