Leaving Fossil Fuels Underground Actors, Arguments and Approaches in the Global South and Global North
How can the world move away from a century-old global system based on fossil fuels? And how can societies in the Global South and Global North overcome the deeply vested economic, financial and political interests of the fossil fuel system? Despite the alarming effects of climate change and three de...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam
Amsterdam University Press
2024
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| Series: | Liveable Futures.
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| Summary: | How can the world move away from a century-old global system based on fossil fuels? And how can societies in the Global South and Global North overcome the deeply vested economic, financial and political interests of the fossil fuel system? Despite the alarming effects of climate change and three decades of international climate negotiations, industrialized countries continue to exploit new fossil fuel reserves. Many countries in the Global South follow suit and still engage in large new fossil fuel projects and their related pollution, social injustice and debts. Increasingly, however, social and political actors are mobilising for leaving fossil fuels underground (LFFU). This book examines the role of key actors, arguments and approaches in promoting the much-needed rapid phase-out of fossil fuels. It addresses the importance of linking effective climate action to socially and ecologically inclusive development. In addition to local resistance, the book explores initiatives for national and international policies and financial mechanisms carried out by actors ranging from social movements to governments and large investors. In <cite>Leaving Fossil Fuels Underground</cite>, an international team of well-established scholars and early career researchers takes a global perspective to demonstrate the challenges and possibilities of reaching this goal. They pay special attention to Africa and Latin America, with case studies on South Africa and Ecuador. |
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| Item Description: | "Amsterdam University Press" Foreword and Acknowledgements 1. Leaving Fossil Fuels Underground 2. Analytical framework: Inclusive development, justice and energy transition 3. Socio-environmental movements and LFFU: Framing, tactics and court cases 4. Latin America, Ecuador and social mobilisation for LFFU 5. South Africa and the political economy of fossil fuels: Rationales for LFFU 6. South Africa and social mobilisation for LFFU 7. Finance and LFFU 8. Supply-side and institutional mechanisms for LFFU 9. Phasing out fossil fuels: Synergies and trade-offs |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (258 pages) illustrations. |
| ISBN: | 9048560381 9789048560387 |