{"product_id":"energy-revolutions-profiteering-versus-democracy-paperback","title":"Energy Revolutions: Profiteering Versus Democracy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Toke\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'What's needed is a revolution in how we procure, distribute \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eand use energy. Toke boldly goes further, calling for a revolution \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ein who gets to develop and own our renewable future' \u003c\/b\u003ePaul Gipe, author of \u003ci\u003eWind Energy for the Rest of Us\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The future of humankind depends on the choices we make about energy systems. Will Western governments go on prioritising obscene corporate profits at the expense of energy security? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Toke authoritatively demonstrates how insane that would \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ebe - and what brilliant alternatives are already available' \u003c\/b\u003eJonathon Porritt, author of \u003ci\u003eHope in Hell: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Decade to Confront the Climate Emergency\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A vision of how, in the renewable era, shared ownership of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eenergy could lead to a future of equality and economic security' \u003c\/b\u003eMolly Scott Cato, Professor Emerita of Green Economics, Roehampton University \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This book exposes the energy crisis as an inevitable result of an industry run by and for corporate profit. Energy policy was never meant to favour sustainability or energy security - for decades, it has been shaped by corporate interests while hampering renewable alternatives. Now we suffer the consequences. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Written by a leading energy expert, \u003ci\u003eEnergy Revolutions\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the urgent need to radically increase state intervention, including public ownership, and deploy energy democracy for the public interest. It explores examples of energy democracy around the world, showing us how to fight back against fossil fuel interests, avoid climate catastrophe and the threat of nuclear technological dependency; transforming energy into a cheap, decentralised renewable good for all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Toke\u003c\/b\u003e is Reader in Energy Politics at the University of Aberdeen. He is the author of nine books, has written in many newspapers and magazines, and is the founding director of the not-for-profit organisation 100percentrenewableuk.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Toke is Reader in Energy Politics at the University of Aberdeen. He is the author of nine books, has written in many newspapers and magazines, and is the founding director of the not-for-profit organisation 100percentrenewableuk.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.1 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 20, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763661832480,"sku":"9780745349251","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c1f8b599601b973d7b4dd89eceb2df5b.webp?v=1780238431","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/energy-revolutions-profiteering-versus-democracy-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}