The New Carbon Economy: Constitution, Governance and Contestation
Peter Newell, Max Boykoff, Emily Boyd - The New Carbon Economy: Constitution, Governance and Contestation
Published: 2012-02-20 | ISBN: 1444350226 | PDF | 208 pages | 3 MB
This book provides a critical understanding of the carbon economy and its central role in society's response to climate change.
It brings together a range of disciplinary insights on the question of what might be new about the carbon economy in terms of the way it is constituted, the practices of governance it has generated and the effects it has given rise to in social, political and ecological terms. From local case studies of attempts to enrol forests in carbon markets, to attempts to create regional emissions trading schemes and global offset mechanisms, the book covers the full range of elements of the carbon economy.
The New Carbon Economy will be of interest to students, academics and activists alike, engaged with, interested in, or critical of, the 'nature' and politics of carbon markets as a response to the threat of climate change.