{"product_id":"low-carbon-energy-transitions-turning-points-in-national-policy-and-innovation-9780199362554","title":"Low Carbon Energy Transitions: Turning Points in National Policy and Innovation","description":"The world is at a pivotal crossroad in energy choices. There is a strong sense that our use of energy must be more sustainable. Moreover, many also broadly agree that a way must be found to rely increasingly on lower carbon energy sources. However, no single or clear solution exists on the\u003cbr\u003emeans to carry out such a shift at either a national or international level. Traditional energy planning (when done) has revolved around limited cost projections that often fail to take longer term evidence and interactions of a wider set of factors into account. The good news is that evidence does\u003cbr\u003eexist on such change in case studies of different nations shifting toward low-carbon energy approaches. In fact, such shifts can occur quite quickly at times, alongside industrial and societal advance, innovation, and policy learning. These types of insights will be important for informing energy\u003cbr\u003edebates and decision-making going forward. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eLow Carbon Energy Transitions: Turning Points in National Policy and Innovation\u003c\/em\u003e takes an in-depth look at four energy transitions that have occurred since the global oil crisis of 1973: Brazilian biofuels, Danish wind power, French nuclear power, and Icelandic geothermal energy. With these cases, \u003cbr\u003eDr. Araújo argues that significant nationwide shifts to low-carbon energy can occur in under fifteen years, and that technological complexity is not necessarily a major impediment to such shifts. Dr. Araújo draws on more than five years of research, and interviews with over 120 different scientists, \u003cbr\u003egovernment workers, academics, and members of civil society in completing this study. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eLow Carbon Energy Transitions\u003c\/em\u003e is written for for professionals in energy, the environment and policy as well as for students and citizens who are interested in critical decisions about energy sustainability. Technology briefings are provided for each of the major technologies in this book, so that\u003cbr\u003escientific and non-scientific readers can engage in more even discussions about the choices that are involved.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kathleen Araújo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 398\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199362554\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDr. Kathleen M. Araújo is an Associate Professor at Boise State University in the School of Public Service, Director of the Energy Policy Institute with the Center for Advanced Energy Studies, and Books Series Editor for Routledges Studies in Energy Transitions. \u003cbr\u003eDr. Araújo specializes in strategic decision-making and planning associated with energy-environmental systems change. She teaches and consults on better practices associated with innovation, resilience, industrial development, and security. She earned her PhD at MIT, and completed post-doctoral\u003cbr\u003eresearch at Harvard.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39934208835699,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":52.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_f58b58c0-e05b-4dc5-8c89-152ba4b970ac.jpg?v=1647877736","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/low-carbon-energy-transitions-turning-points-in-national-policy-and-innovation-9780199362554","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}