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Record Nr.

UNINA9910879701303321

Autore

Gupta Joyeeta

Titolo

Leaving Fossil Fuels Underground : Actors, Arguments and Approaches in the Global South and Global North

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam : , : Amsterdam University Press, , 2024

©2024

ISBN

90-485-6038-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (259 pages)

Collana

Liveable Futures Series ; ; v.1

Altri autori (Persone)

HogenboomBarbara

RempelArthur

OlofssonMalin

Disciplina

333.79

Soggetti

Energy policy

Energy security

Fossil fuels

POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

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 Leaving Fossil Fuels Underground, 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.