The political economy of clean energy transitions / edited by Douglas Arent, Channing Arndt, Mackay Miller, Finn Tarp, and Owen Zinaman, A study prepared by the United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER).

Formerly CIP.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
English.

Cover; The Political Economy of Clean Energy Transitions; Copyright; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; Notes on Contributors; Part I: The Political Economy of Clean Energy Transitions; 1: Introduction and Synthesis; 1.1 Motivation; 1.2 A New Era; 1.3 Technology Drivers; 1.4 Challenges in Developing Versus Developed Economies; 1.5 This Book; 1.6 Looking Forward; References; 2: The History and Politics of Energy Transitions: Comparing Contested Views and Finding Common Ground; 2.1 Introduction.
2.2 One Side: Energy Transitions Are Long, Protracted Affairs; 2.2.1 History Shows Major Transitions Taking Decades to Centuries; 2.2.2 Analysts Need to Focus on the Big Picture; 2.2.3 `Path Dependency ́and `Lock-In ́Make Future Transitions Difficult; 2.3 The Other Side: Energy Transitions Can Happen Quickly; 2.3.1 History Shows Speedy Transitions in Energy End-Use Devices; 2.3.2 Fast Transitions in National Energy Supply Have Occurred; 2.3.3 Future Energy Transitions Can Be Expedited; 2.4 Conclusions: Energy Transitions Are Path Dependent and Cumulative; References; Part II: Climate Policy.
3: Carbon Pricing under Political Constraints: Insights for Accelerating Clean Energy Transitions; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Carbon Pricing in Theory and Practice; 3.3 Model and Scenario Implementation; 3.3.1 Model Formulation; 3.3.2 Political Economy Constraint Scenarios and Analytical Solutions; 3.4 Results; 3.4.1 Direct Constraint on the CO2 Price; 3.4.2 Constraint on Final Energy Price Increases; 3.4.3 Constraints on Net Energy Consumer and Fossil Producer Surplus Loss; 3.4.4 Disposition of Welfare; 3.5 Conclusion and Implications for Policy and Research; References.
4: Border Adjustment Mechanisms: Elements for Economic, Legal, and Political Analysis; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 BCA Implementation; 4.2.1 Which Regulating Instrument(s)?; 4.2.2 How to Evaluate the Carbon Content of Imported Products?; 4.2.3 Which Countries Would Be Affected?; 4.2.4 Which Flows?; 4.3 Bcas and International Trade Law; 4.3.1 Challenging a BCA under the GATT Principle of Non-Discrimination; 4.3.2 Resorting to the GATT General Exceptions Regarding Health and Environment Protection; 4.4 The Political Implementation of Bcas in the Context of Energy Transition.
5.3.1 The Problem of Instrument Change.

A volume on the political economy of clean energy transition in developed and developing regions, with a focus on the issues that different countries face as they transition from fossil fuels to lower carbon technologies.