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9780230537118

The Political Economy of Sustainable Energy

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  • ISBN13:

    9780230537118

  • ISBN10:

    0230537111

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2008-01-15
  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
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Summary

This book analyzes the extent to which the current political paradigm is capable of meeting the challenges of climate change. Placing the UK in comparative perspective, leading energy expert Catherine Mitchell argues for a new way of approaching policy towards energy and sustainability.

Author Biography

CATHERINE MITCHELL is Professor of Sustainable Energy Policy at Exeter University, UK, and has worked in the energy arena for over twenty years. She has advised governments and NGOs around the world. She was International Advisor to the New Zealand Government for the 2006-2007 New Zealand Energy Strategy and National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy, and has been involved in numerous EU projects in the field of sustainable energy and public policy.

Table of Contents

The Sustainable Development and Political Paradigms
Why the Current Political and Regulatory Paradigm Needs Changing
Changing Directions and Focus
Individual and Society Values
Why Nuclear Power as an Option has Re-emerged in the UK
Government Losing its Way
The Underlying Principle of 'Not Picking Winners': What this Means for Sustainability
Political Paradigms: Is Big Better?
Innovation and the Process of Regulation
Broadening the Argument
New Zealand and Germany
Argument for Public Value Regulation: Re-focusing the Principles
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