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1 - Introduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 April 2021

Peter Newell
Peter Newell
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University of Sussex
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This chapter summarises the aims and objectives of the book. It contextualises debates about energy transitions: why they are important and what is at stake. It accounts for the multiple drivers of energy transitions and explains what makes energy so ripe for an analysis grounded in global political economy. It sets out the structure of the book and summarises the main arguments that are made in the book.

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Power Shift
The Global Political Economy of Energy Transitions
 , pp. 1 - 26
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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  • Introduction
  • Peter Newell, University of Sussex
  • Book: Power Shift
  • Online publication: 09 April 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108966184.002
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  • Introduction
  • Peter Newell, University of Sussex
  • Book: Power Shift
  • Online publication: 09 April 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108966184.002
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  • Introduction
  • Peter Newell, University of Sussex
  • Book: Power Shift
  • Online publication: 09 April 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108966184.002
Available formats
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