Energy revolutions : profiteering versus democracy /
Toke, David,
Energy revolutions : profiteering versus democracy / by David Toke. - London : Pluto press , 2024 - xiii, 202 pages : illustrations ;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface -- 1. Pathways to Energy Revolutions -- 2. How Neoliberalism Wrecked UK Energy -- and How to Turn Things Around -- 3. The USA and Canada: How Pro-corporate Policies Have Slowed the Energy Revolution -- 4. The EU: Neoliberalism Has Failed, What Could Be Next? -- 5. Getting Green Energy -- 6. Conclusion.
"This book exposes the energy crisis as an inevitable result of an industry run by and for corporate profit. Energy policy was never meant to favour sustainability or energy security - for decades, it has been shaped by corporate interests while hampering renewable alternatives. Now we suffer the consequences."--Page [4] of cover.
0745349250 9780745349251
Energy policy.
Energy industries
Renewable energy sources
Renewable energy sources
Renewable energy sources.
Énergies renouvelables.
Énergies renouvelables
Politique énergétique.
Industries énergétiques
333.79 TOK/E
Energy revolutions : profiteering versus democracy / by David Toke. - London : Pluto press , 2024 - xiii, 202 pages : illustrations ;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface -- 1. Pathways to Energy Revolutions -- 2. How Neoliberalism Wrecked UK Energy -- and How to Turn Things Around -- 3. The USA and Canada: How Pro-corporate Policies Have Slowed the Energy Revolution -- 4. The EU: Neoliberalism Has Failed, What Could Be Next? -- 5. Getting Green Energy -- 6. Conclusion.
"This book exposes the energy crisis as an inevitable result of an industry run by and for corporate profit. Energy policy was never meant to favour sustainability or energy security - for decades, it has been shaped by corporate interests while hampering renewable alternatives. Now we suffer the consequences."--Page [4] of cover.
0745349250 9780745349251
Energy policy.
Energy industries
Renewable energy sources
Renewable energy sources
Renewable energy sources.
Énergies renouvelables.
Énergies renouvelables
Politique énergétique.
Industries énergétiques
333.79 TOK/E