The political economy of coal : : obstacles to clean energy transitions / / editors, Michael Jakob, Jan C. Steckel.
This volume provides an overview of the political economy of coal in diverse country contexts. Coal is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions globally, accounting for about forty percent of energy-related CO2-emissions. Continued construction of coal-fired power plants could make the climate...
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York : : Routledge,, 2022. |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Edition: | First edition. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Environment for Development Series
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (336 pages). |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction: The political economy of coalMichael Jakob and Jan C. Steckel PART I: Countries phasing out coal 2. Late and expensive: The political economy of coal phase-out in GermanyLukas Hermwille and Dagmar Kiyar3. The political economy of coal in Bulgaria: The silent phase-outToma Pavlov4. Positioned for consensus: Market-based approaches, civil society and the role of the state in Chile's coal phase-outPaelina DeStephano, Beatriz Hernandez Perez, Claudio Huepe Minoletti, Thomas Klug and Victoria Plutshack5. Political economy of climate and energy policies in the United KingdomNora Stognief, Paula Walk and Pao-Yu Oei6. Unraveling the political economy of coal: Insights from the United StatesJiaqi Lu and Gregory NemetPART II: Established coal users7. The political economy of coal: The case of ChinaCecilia Springer, Dinah Shi and Aaditee Kudrimoti8. The political economy of coal in India: Evidence from expert interviewsLorenzo Montrone, Nils Ohlendorf and Rohit Chandra9. Exploring the political economy of coal: Insights from TurkeyCeren Ayas and John WisemanPART III: Countries phasing in coal10. Competing energy visions in Kenya: The political economy of coal Sinem Ayhan and Thabit Jacob11. Conglomerates and the Department of Energy promote coal development in the PhilippinesNiccolò Manych and Michael Jakob12. Unraveling the political economy of coal: Insights from VietnamIra Irina Dorband, Michael Jakob and Jan C. SteckelPART IV: Coal exporters13. Mining a fractured landscape: The political economy of coal in AustraliaPeter Christoff14. The political economy of coal in light of climate and mineral-energy policies: A case study from ColombiaLina María Puerto-Chaves and Felipe Corral-Montoya15. Coal, power and coal-powered politics in IndonesiaJose Antonio Ordonez, Michael Jakob, Jan C. Steckel and Anna Fünfgeld 16. The political economy of energy and climate policy in South Africa Jonathan Hanto, Akira Schroth, Lukas Krawielicki, Pao-Yu Oei and Jesse Burton17. The politics of coal: Lessons learnt from 15 country casesMichael Jakob and Jan C. Steckel