The Political Economy of Coal : Obstacles to Clean Energy Transitions.

This volume provides an overview of the political economy of coal in diverse country contexts. Coal is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions globally, accounting for about forty percent of energy-related CO2-emissions. Continued construction of coal-fired power plants could make the climate targets of the Paris Agreement infeasible to achieve. In spite of sharply declining costs for renewable energy sources, many countries still heavily rely on coal to meet their energy demand. The predominance of coal can only be adequately understood in light of the political factors that determine energy policy formulation. To this end, this edited volume assembles a wide variety of case studies exploring the political economy of coal for across the globe. These includes industrial and developing nations, coal importers and exporters as well as countries that are either substantial coal users, are just beginning to ramp up their capacities, or have already initiated a coal-phase out. Importantly, all case studies are structured along a unifying framework that focuses on the central actors driving energy policy formulation, their main objectives as well as the context that determines to what extent they can influence policy making. This large set of comparable studies will permit drawing conclusions regarding key similarities as well as differences driving coal use in different countries. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of energy, climate change, resource management and sustainable development. It will also appeal to practitioners and policymakers involved in sustainable development.1. Introduction: The political economy of coalMichael Jakob and Jan C. Steckel PART I: Countries phasing out coal 2. Late and expensive: The political economy of coal phase-out in GermanyLukas Hermwille and Dagmar Kiyar3. The political economy of coal in Bulgaria: The silent phase-outToma Pavlov4. Positioned for consensus: Market-based approaches, civil society and the role of the state in Chile's coal phase-outPaelina DeStephano, Beatriz Hernandez Perez, Claudio Huepe Minoletti, Thomas Klug and Victoria Plutshack5. Political economy of climate and energy policies in the United KingdomNora Stognief, Paula Walk and Pao-Yu Oei6. Unraveling the political economy of coal: Insights from the United StatesJiaqi Lu and Gregory NemetPART II: Established coal users7. The political economy of coal: The case of ChinaCecilia Springer, Dinah Shi and Aaditee Kudrimoti8. The political economy of coal in India: Evidence from expert interviewsLorenzo Montrone, Nils Ohlendorf and Rohit Chandra9. Exploring the political economy of coal: Insights from TurkeyCeren Ayas and John WisemanPART III: Countries phasing in coal10. Competing energy visions in Kenya: The political economy of coal Sinem Ayhan and Thabit Jacob11. Conglomerates and the Department of Energy promote coal development in the PhilippinesNiccolò Manych and Michael Jakob12. Unraveling the political economy of coal: Insights from VietnamIra Irina Dorband, Michael Jakob and Jan C. SteckelPART IV: Coal exporters13. Mining a fractured landscape: The political economy of coal in AustraliaPeter Christoff14. The political economy of coal in light of climate and mineral-energy policies: A case study from ColombiaLina María Puerto-Chaves and Felipe Corral-Montoya15. Coal, power and coal-powered politics in IndonesiaJose Antonio Ordonez, Michael Jakob, Jan C. Steckel and Anna Fünfgeld 16. The political economy of energy and climate policy in South Africa Jonathan Hanto, Akira Schroth, Lukas Krawielicki, Pao-Yu Oei and Jesse Burton17. The politics of coal: Lessons learnt from 15 country casesMichael Jakob and Jan C. SteckelThis volume provides an overview of the political economy of coal in diverse country contexts. Coal is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions globally, accounting for about forty percent of energy-related CO2-emissions. Continued construction of coal-fired power plants could make the climate targets of the Paris Agreement infeasible to achieve. In spite of sharply declining costs for renewable energy sources, many countries still heavily rely on coal to meet their energy demand. The predominance of coal can only be adequately understood in light of the political factors that determine energy policy formulation. To this end, this edited volume assembles a wide variety of case studies exploring the political economy of coal for across the globe. These includes industrial and developing nations, coal importers and exporters as well as countries that are either substantial coal users, are just beginning to ramp up their capacities, or have already initiated a coal-phase out. Importantly, all case studies are structured along a unifying framework that focuses on the central actors driving energy policy formulation, their main objectives as well as the context that determines to what extent they can influence policy making. This large set of comparable studies will permit drawing conclusions regarding key similarities as well as differences driving coal use in different countries. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of energy, climate change, resource management and sustainable development. It will also appeal to practitioners and policymakers involved in sustainable development.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record