The Political Economy of the Low-Carbon Transition: Pathways Beyond Techno-Optimism (Paperback, Softcover Repri)

Section I: Climate change as problem Chapter 1: Defining the problem: The complex dimensions of the grave new threats we face Chapter 2: Framing the problem: How the climate change message is constructed Chapter 3: Addressing the problem: Understanding low-carbon transition with the social sciences Section II: Development pathways and the low-carbon future Chapter 4: Development models: Lessons from international development Chapter 5: Planning future pathways: Implications and outcomes of scenario studies Section III: Pathways in developed and developing countries Chapter 6: Development and sustainability in the wealthiest regions: Taking the high road? Chapter 7: Development and sustainability in the global South: Different routes to transition and a sustainable society Section IV: Pathways to a low-carbon future Chapter 8: Climate capitalism: How far can it get us? Chapter 9: Identifying an emerging paradigm: Towards ecosocialism? Chapter 10: Options and prospects for a global low-carbon transition Index