Renewable Energy Transformation or Fossil Fuel Backlash

Vested Interests in the Political Economy

Espen Moe (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

291 Seiten

2014 | 2015 ed.
Palgrave Macmillan (Verlag)
978-1-349-57116-1 (ISBN)

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Renewable energy is rising within an energy system dominated by powerful vested energy interests in fossil fuels, nuclear and electric utilities. Analyzing renewables in six very different countries, the author argues that it is the extent to which states have controlled these vested interests that determines the success or failure of renewables.

1. Introduction2. Japan: No Structural Change, Save For A Structural Shock? Vested Interests Pre- And Post-Fukushima3. China: No Structural Transformation, But Full Speed Ahead. Or…?4. US Renewable Energy: Doing (Reasonably) Well, Despite The State Rather Than Because Of It 5. Social And Political Consensus Setting Germany On A Course For Structural Change, Or Germany At A Crossroads?6. Denmark: A Successful Case Of Structural Change? Wind Power On The Inside Of The System7. Norway: A Petro-Industrial Complex Leaving Little Room For Structural Change8. Conclusions

Erscheinungsdatum	26.05.2016
Reihe/Serie	Energy, Climate and the Environment
Zusatzinfo	Bibliography
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
	Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
	Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Wirtschaftspolitik
Schlagworte	China • Denmark • Energy Policy • feed-in tariff (FIT) • Germany • Japan • Norway • Political Economy • renewable energy • solar photovoltaic (PV) • USA • vested interests • Wind Power
ISBN-10	1-349-57116-4 / 1349571164
ISBN-13	978-1-349-57116-1 / 9781349571161
Zustand	Neuware