Ecological Modernisation and Renewable Energy [electronic resource] /
Toke, D.author.
Develops a new theory of 'identity' ecological modernization (EM), to analyse renewable history and policy development in many of the world's states which are leading the drive to install renewable energy. 'Identity EM' concerns how an industry has arisen allied to environmental NGOs to challenge the ascendancy of conventional energy technologies.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction -- Revising Ecological Modernisation Theory -- Renewable Energy: a new identity and a new industry -- California- The Growth of a Renewables Industry -- USA: Consolidation of a Renewables Industry? -- Germany, Spain, UK, Australia and China -- Conclusion.
Develops a new theory of 'identity' ecological modernization (EM), to analyse renewable history and policy development in many of the world's states which are leading the drive to install renewable energy. 'Identity EM' concerns how an industry has arisen allied to environmental NGOs to challenge the ascendancy of conventional energy technologies.
Environmental policy.
Political science.
Comparative politics.
Environmental economics.
Mechanics.
Globalization.
Environmental Politics.
Political Science.
Comparative Politics.
Environmental Economics.
Classical Mechanics.
Globalization.