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The Low-Carbon Contradiction
Energy Transition, Geopolitics, and the Infrastructural State in Cuba
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In the pursuit of socialism, Cuba became Latin America’s most oil-dependent economy. When the Soviet Union collapsed, the country lost 86 percent of its crude oil supplies, resulting in a severe energy crisis.
In the face of this shock, Cuba started to develop a low-carbon economy based on economic and social reform rather than high-tech innovation. The Low-Carbon Contradiction examines this period of rapid low-carbon energy transition, which many have described as a “Cuban miracle” or even a real-life case of successful “degrowth.”
Working with original research from inside households, workplaces, universities, and government offices, Gustav Cederlöf retells the history of the Cuban Revolution as one of profound environmental and infrastructural change. In doing so, he opens up new questions about energy transitions, their politics, and the conditions of a socially just low-carbon future.
The Cuban experience shows how a society can transform itself while rapidly cutting carbon emissions in the search for sustainability.
Series: Critical Environments: Nature, Science, and Politics
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The Low-Carbon Contradiction by Gustav Cederlöf examines energy transition and justice through the lens of Caribbean and socialist perspectives. It challenges mainstream narratives, highlighting how these often neglect the unique position of individual countries in the global political economy.
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ISBN: 9780520393134
Publisher: University of California Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 29 August 2023
Country: United States
Imprint: University of California Press
Illustration: 17 b-w illustrations, 3 maps, 1 table
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 20.0mm
Width: 152.0mm
Height: 229.0mm
Weight: 363g
Pages: 260
About the Author
Gustav Cederlöf is Associate Senior Lecturer in Human Ecology at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
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