1st Edition

Low Carbon Politics A Cultural Approach Focusing on Low Carbon Electricity

By David Toke Copyright 2018
182 Pages
by Routledge

182 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

182 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Low Carbon Politics focuses on how policies and institutions have influenced the deployment of renewable energy and nuclear power in the electricity sector. Cultural theory is used to analyse this. Egalitarian pressures have had a profound influence on technological outcomes, not merely in securing the deployment of renewable energy but also in increasing the costs of nuclear power.... Read more

Chapter 1 - Introduction



Chapter 2 - Setting out cultural theory





Chapter 3 - Culture, Ecology and Energy





Chapter 4 - Science, Climate Politics and Cultural Bias





Chapter 5 - The importance of egalitarianism





Chapter 6 - The USA





Chapter 7 - The UK





Chapter 8 - China





Chapter 9 - South Africa





Chapter 10 - Conclusion

Biography

David Toke is a Reader in Energy Politics at the University of Aberdeen, UK. He has written 50 papers in refereed journals and is author of seven books, including China’s Role in Reducing Carbon Emissions. He has been a Principal or co-investigator of a number of funded projects resourced by the EU, ESRC, Leverhulme Trust and British Academy.