Climate Innovation
Liberal Capitalism and Climate Change
Published on 18. March 2014
Book
Hardback
XVIII, 314 pages
978-1-137-31987-6 (ISBN)
Description
A comprehensive examination of the inability of liberal capitalism to generate the technological innovations necessary to prevent dangerous climate change. The case is made for the need for institutional evolution to drive the climate innovation, and the potential for climate innovation in an increasingly economically interconnected world.
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Edition
2014 edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
XVIII, 314 p.
Dimensions
Height: 213 mm
Width: 142 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
576 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-137-31987-6 (9781137319876)
DOI
10.1057/9781137319890
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Persons
Ian Bailey, Plymouth University, UK
Stratis Giannakouros, Colorado State University, US
Neil Harrison, The Sustainable Development Institute, USA
David Levy, University of Massachusetts, USA
Robert MacNeil, University of Sydney, Australia
Jeffrey McGee, Newcastle Law School, Australia
John Mikler, University of Sydney, Australia
Sandra Rothenberg, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA
Dimitris Stevis, Colorado State University, USA
Hinrich Voss, University of Leeds, UK
Content
1. An Introduction to Climate Innovation; Neil E. Harrison and John Mikler 2. Institutions that Influence Climate Innovation; Neil E. Harrison and John Mikler PART I: THE NATIONAL CONTEXT OF CLIMATE INNOVATION 3. Climate Policy, Energy Technologies, and the American Developmental State; Robert MacNeil 4. Colorado's New Energy Economy: Ecological Modernization, American-Style?; Stratis Giannakouros and Dimitris Stevis PART II: THE CORPORATE CONTEXT OF CLIMATE INNOVATION 5. The Role of Corporate Scientists and Institutional Context: Corporate Responses to Climate Change in the Automobile Industry; David Levy and Sandra Rothenberg 6. How Firms Respond to Institutions when Investing in Climate Innovation; Neil E. Harrison and John Mikler 7. US Labour Unions and Climate Change: Technological Innovations and Institutional Influences; Dimitris Stevis PART III: CLIMATE INNOVATION ACROSS BORDERS 8. The Influence of US Neoliberalism on International Climate Change Policy; Jeffrey McGee 9. Varieties of Capitalism and US versus Chinese Corporations' Climate Change Strategies; John Mikler and Hinrich Voss 10. Institutional Complexity in European Union Climate Innovation: European and National Experiences with Off-Shore Renewable Energy; Ian Bailey 11. Conclusion: A Way Forward; Neil E. Harrison and John Mikler