Energy revolutions : profiteering versus democracy / David Toke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Toke, David, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Energy policy.

Energy industries--Political aspects.

Energy industries.

Renewable energy sources--Economic aspects.

Renewable energy sources.

Renewable energy sources--Government policy.

Physical Description:

xiii, 202 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Other Title:

Profiteering versus democracy

Place of Publication:

London ; Las Vegas, NV : Pluto Press, 2024.

Summary:

Exposes the energy crisis as an inevitable result of an industry run by and for corporate profit. Energy policy was never meant to favor sustainability or energy security - for decades, it has been shaped by corporate interests while hampering renewable alternatives. Now we suffer the consequences. Energy expert, David Toke, reveals the urgent need to radically increase state intervention, including public ownership, and deploy energy democracy for the public interest. Toke explores examples of energy democracy around the world, showing us how to fight back against fossil fuel interests, avoid climate catastrophe and the threat of nuclear technological dependency; transforming energy into a cheap, decentralized renewable good for all. --From publisher's description.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0745349250

9780745349251

OCLC:

1405899024