PDF/ePub Renewables: The Politics of a Global Energy Transition Writen By Michael Aklin
Renewables: The Politics of a Global Energy Transition
By : Michael Aklin
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Book Synopsis :
A comprehensive political analysis of the rapid growth in renewable wind and solar power, mapping an energy transition through theory, case studies, and policy.Wind and solar are the most dynamic components of the global power sector. How did this happen? After the 1973 oil crisis, the limitations of an energy system based on fossil fuels created an urgent need to experiment with alternatives, and some pioneering governments reaped political gains by investing heavily in alternative energy such as wind or solar power. Public policy enabled growth over time, and economies of scale brought down costs dramatically. In this book, Micha?l Aklin and Johannes Urpelainen offer a comprehensive political analysis of the rapid growth in renewable wind and solar power, mapping an energy transition through theory, case studies, and policy analysis.Aklin and Urpelainen argue that, because the fossil fuel energy system and political support for it are so entrenched, only an external shock--an
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Author : Michael Aklin
Pages : 344 pages
Publisher : MIT Press
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ISBN-10 : 0262534940
ISBN-13 : 9780262534949
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