This volume presents an in-depth analysis of climate change problems and discusses the proliferation of renewable energy worldwide-in conjunction with such important questions as social justice and economic growth, providing an interdisciplinary approach to sustainable development. Exploring various responses to human-induced climate change, the book offers a critical reflection on climate change and clean energy and highlights the fundamental problems of international energy justice and human rights. Examining these and other climate-related issues from legal, business, political, and scientific perspectives, the volume also analyzes the impact of economic factors and policies on climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Discourses on Sustainability: Climate Change, Clean Energy, and Justice
Table of contents
Introduction Dmitry Kurochkin and Elena V. ShabliyChapter 1 National Values and Building Pressures: Social Acceptance of Sustainable Energy Projects in Scandinavia Ellen AhlnessChapter 2 Diaspora and Renewable Energy Discourse in Manubhai Madhvani's Autobiography Tide of FortuneDr. Shilpa Daithota BhatChapter 3 Combatting Climate Change: Justice and Development Party's Discourse on Renewable Energy Çigdem PekarChapter 4 Challenges and Opportunities of Renewable Energy Development in IranLobat Taghavi, Madjid Abbaspour, and Mohammad Ali ZahedChapter 5Models of Growth and Colonial Implications in the Renewable Energy Sector in AfricaJordan Faith GrimaldiChapter 6Infrastructure and Sustainable Urban Development and Livelihood: The Case of Electric Power in Urban Nigeria Chijioke J. Evoh Chapter 7Biogas Technology: A Feasible Renewable Energy Option Pradip Narale, Nidhi Sahu, Rohit Nalawade, and Krishna Chandra PandeyChapter 8 Climate Change, Greenhouse Gases, Renewable Energy, Public Health, Environmental ImpactsShiva Gorjian, Shirin Gorjian, and Barat Ghobadian