Autorentext

Rosa Mª Regueiro Ferreira, Full-time professor at University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

Pablo Alonso Fernández, PhD in Economics from the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

Aurèlia Mañé Estrada, Full-time professor at University of Barcelona, Spain.

Klappentext

This book identifies and describes the new dynamics and trends in extractivism and explores their effects on the economic development and environmental impact of different countries, to show the potential benefits and limits of renewable energies.

Inhalt

1. Energy Transition, Sustainability and Ecological Transition 2. Economic Growth, Dematerialization and Extractivism 3. Methodology 4. Fossil Fuels: Extraction and Economics 5. Renewable Energy Sources: Economics and Materials 6. Extractivism of Fossil Fuels 7. An Energy Transition Designed with Fossil Ideology. Glossary