Energy & ethics : justice and the global energy challenge /
"Concepts from justice and ethics can significantly inform energy decision-makers. Benjamin K. Sovacool introduces readers to the injustices and insecurities inherent in the global energy system before presenting an energy justice conceptual framework consisting of availability, affordability,...
| Основен автор: | Sovacool, Benjamin K. |
|---|---|
| Формат: | Книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
New York, NY :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2013.
|
| Серия: |
Energy, climate, and the environment series.
|
| Предмети: | |
| Онлайн достъп: |
Cover image |
| Резюме: |
"Concepts from justice and ethics can significantly inform energy decision-makers. Benjamin K. Sovacool introduces readers to the injustices and insecurities inherent in the global energy system before presenting an energy justice conceptual framework consisting of availability, affordability, due process, good governance, prudence, intergenerational equity, intragenerational equity, and responsibility. He showcases the application of these principles to eight real-world case studies involving national energy planning in Denmark, the Warm Front program in the United Kingdom, the World Bank's Inspection Panel, the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, São Thomé e Príncipe's Natural Resource Fund, solar energy in Bangladesh, climate change adaptation efforts in least developed countries, and the Yasuni-ITT Initiative in Ecuador"-- |
|---|---|
| Физически характеристики: |
xxii, 278 pages : ill. ; 23 cm |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
9781137298652 (pbk.) 1137298650 (pbk.) 1137298642 9781137298645 |