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Foxon, Timothy J.

 
9781138669307: Energy and Economic Growth: Why we need a new pathway to prosperity (Routledge Studies in Energy Transitions)
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ISBN 10: 113866930X ISBN 13: 9781138669307
Editorial: Routledge, 2017

Sinopsis

Access to new sources of energy and their efficient conversion to provide useful work have been key drivers of economic growth since the industrial revolution. Western countries now need to transform their energy systems and move away from the single-minded pursuit of economic growth in order to reduce our carbon emissions, and to allow the environmental space for other countries to develop in a more sustainable way. Achieving this requires understanding of the dynamics of economic and industrial change with appreciation of the dependence of economies on ecological systems.

Energy and Economic Growth thus examines the links between three issues: history of energy sources, technologies and uses; ecological challenges associated with the current dominant economic growth paradigm; and the future low carbon energy transition to mitigate human-induced climate change. Providing a historical understanding of the relevant connections between physical, social and economic changes, the book enables the reader to better understand the connection between their own energy use and global economic and environmental systems, and to be able to ask the right questions of our political and business leaders.

This is a valuable resource for students, scholars and policy makers with an interest in energy, climate change and economic thinking.

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Timothy J. Foxon is Professor of Sustainability Transitions at SPRU (Science Policy Research Unit), University of Sussex, UK. He previously held academic and research positions on sustainability and innovation at the University of Leeds, University of Cambridge and Imperial College London. He has a PhD in theoretical physics from the University of Cambridge.

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Editorial
Routledge
Año de publicación
2017
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
113866930X
ISBN 13 
9781138669307
Encuadernación
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Número de edición
1
Número de páginas
202
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