Intro; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Contents; Editors and Contributors; Acronyms and Abbreviations; List of Figures; List of Tables; Introduction; Part I Renewable Energy in Europe; 1 Economic and Political Foundations of Effective Transition to Renewable Energy: Ordoliberalism, Polanyi, and Cities as Hubs for Climate Leadership and Innovation; Karl Polanyi: Restoring the Social and Environmental Dimensions of the Economy; Ordo-Liberalism and Renewable Energy Transition in Germany
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Cities as Hubs and Incubators for Leadership and Innovation in the Renewable Energy Transition and Climate Protection in GermanyCitizen Value; References; 2 Interplay Between Economics and Environment: Determinants of Sustainable Solutions; Introduction; Sustainable Solutions; Determinants of Sustainability; Determinants of Sustainability in the Horse Industry; Summary; Methodology; Sample and Data Collection; Results of the Analyses; Discussion; Conclusions; References; 3 Renewable Energy Strategies for Sustainable Development in the European Union; Introduction
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Early EffortsThe Coordination of the First Statewide CCA Campaign; From Protecting Opportunity Structures to Advocating Distributed Generation; The Framing Battle; Where Top-Down Climate Processes Meet the Community Choice Movement; Conclusions; Appendix 1: Interviews California, Spring 2017; Appendix 2: Legislative Review; References; 5 Wind Energy and Policy in Brazil: An Assessment of the State of Bahia; Introduction; Methodology; The Policy Sciences Analytic Framework: Problem Orientation-Describing Trends; The Policy Sciences Analytic Framework: The Decision Process
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Sustainable Development in the European UnionRenewable Energy in the European Union; Conclusion; References; Part II Renewable Energy in North and South America; 4 Energy Transition and Social Movements: The Rise of a Community Choice Movement in California; Introduction; Historical Background and Research Question; Current Situation in California; Theory and Method; The Three Explanatory Lenses of Social Movements; Studying CCA as a Social Movement; Method and Data; The Community Choice Movement in California-Breaking a Monopoly Structure; Adoption of Community Choice Legislation
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The Policy Sciences Analytic Framework: The Social ProcessThe Policy Sciences Analytic Framework: Achieving the Proposed Goals; Wind Energy in Bahia: The Case Study; Bahian Energy Grid: The Supply; Bahian Energy Grid: The Major Uses; Renewable Energy: The Major Uses in Bahia; Conclusion; References; Part III Renewable Energy in the Middle East and Central Asia; 6 Regulatory Framework for Development of Renewable Energy Generation in Turkey; Introduction; Policy for Development of Renewable Energy; Energy Policy in Turkey; Climate Change Policy and Renewable Energy Interaction in Turkey
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This book bringing together leading researchers in the field of renewable energy to discuss sustainability on a broad scale and to examine the status quo of renewable energy industry development in a global context. The volume starts with the European Union, then reviews current trends in the United States as well as the Middle East, Central Asia, and Latin America. It moves on to analyze the German transition to one hundred percent renewable energy economy and energy systems (Energiewende) with a climate protection plan and sustainable economic development; and continues on to examine the determinants of the adoption of sustainable solutions in Finland and discuss the renewable energy agenda in the European Union with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals at its core. Climate change has become one of the main global drivers for policy and this book discusses both it's over all global development as well as spotlighting localized progress across multiple continents. Over one hundred and fifty countries have developing sustainable energy policies, tax incentives, and laws. China remains the leader in renewable energy generation; and countries including the United States, the UK, India, Spain, and Turkey, compete in the Renewable Energy Sector to attract investments. In 2018, global investments in renewables exceeded $200 billion. The state of Bahia in Brazil has been experiencing a surge in wind energy production; and public policy has had a positive effect on that expansion. Kazakhstan is a country with great renewable energy prospects, particularly in wind, hydropower plants, and solar energy. This book is a comprehensive overview and invaluable reference for all those in the renewable energy sector. Dmitry Kurochkin is a senior research analyst at Harvard University, USA. Elena V. Shabliy is a visiting scholar at Columbia University, USA and a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University, USA. Ekundayo Shittu is Assistant Professor of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering at George Washington University, and a Research Affiliate at George Washington University Solar Institute, USA.--