Discourses on Sustainability Climate Change, Clean Energy, and Justice

This volume presents an in-depth analysis of climate change problems and discusses the proliferation of renewable energy worldwide—in conjunction with such important questions as social justice and economic growth, providing an interdisciplinary approach to sustainable development. Exploring various...

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Other Authors: Shabliy, Elena V. (Editor), Kurochkin, Dmitry (Editor), Crawford, Martha J. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Palgrave Macmillan 2020, 2020
Edition:1st ed. 2020
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This volume presents an in-depth analysis of climate change problems and discusses the proliferation of renewable energy worldwide—in conjunction with such important questions as social justice and economic growth, providing an interdisciplinary approach to sustainable development. Exploring various responses to human-induced climate change, the book offers a critical reflection on climate change and clean energy and highlights the fundamental problems of international energy justice and human rights. Examining these and other climate-related issues from legal, business, political, and scientific perspectives, the volume also analyzes the impact of economic factors and policies on climate change mitigation and adaptation. Elena V. Shabliy is a Visiting Scholar at Columbia University and a Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University, USA. Dmitry Kurochkin is a Lecturer and Senior Research Analyst at Harvard University, USA. Martha J. Crawford is Dean of the Jack Welch College of Business at Sacred Heart University, USA.
Physical Description:XXIV, 254 p. 15 illus., 10 illus. in color online resource
ISBN:9783030531218