1st Edition
The Political Economy of Low Carbon Transformation Breaking the habits of capitalism
By Harold Wilhite
Copyright 2016
144 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
144 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
144 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Deep reductions in energy use and carbon emissions will not be possible within political economies that are driven by the capitalist imperatives of growth, commodification and individualization. As such, it has now become necessary to understand the relationship between capitalism and the emergence of high energy habits.
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1. Introduction 2. A theory of habits 3. The emergent high-energy habits of capitalism 4. Mainstream green economy models for low carbon transformation 5. Low carbon governance from the top down 6. Bottom up efforts to transform communities, consumption and household habits 7. Conclusion
Biography
Harold Wilhite is Professor of Social Anthropology at the Centre for Development and the Environment, University of Oslo, Norway.
