The political economy of the 'just transition'

Geographical Journal

Volumn 179, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 132-140

  Newell, Peter ^a   Mulvaney, Dustin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate justice; Energy justice; Energy poverty; Just transition; Low carbon economy; Political economy

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GREENHOUSE GAS; MARKET TRANSITION; POLITICAL DISCOURSE; POLITICAL ECONOMY; POVERTY; TRADE-OFF;

EID: 84877346806     PISSN: 00167398     EISSN: 14754959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/geoj.12008     Document Type: Article

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