GPE Seminar with Kathryn Hochstetler: Political Economies of Energy Transition: Wind and Solar Power in Brazil and South Africa
| Dates: | 1 May 2019 |
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| Times: | 15:00 - 16:30 |
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| What is it: | Seminar |
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| Organiser: | School of Social Sciences |
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Professor Kathryn Hochstetler is a Professor of International Development at the LSE.
http://www.lse.ac.uk/international-development/people/kathy-hochstetler
'Wind power has expanded quickly in Brazil, while solar power lags there and both wind and solar power have struggled to take off in South Africa. I argue that four different political economies - climate change, industrial policy, consumption and distribution, and siting - help account for energy transition. However, coalitions are being built on each of these at the same time, potentially interlocking to reinforce or counter-balance each other. The presentation will examine how these processes work in Brazil and South Africa to create distinct national political economies of energy transition.'
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