The Great Green Grab Climate Extractivism and the New Resource Imperialism
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Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Erscheinungsdatum
09.07.2026
Verlag
Hurst PublishersSeitenzahl
280
Maße (L/B/H)
22.5/15.3/4.4 cm
Gewicht
692 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-1-80526-571-9
A powerful critique of the Global North's resource-hungry 'green transition', calling for a fundamental overhaul of our profit-driven, exploitative world order. The spiralling climate crisis demands a rapid shift away from fossil fuels. But most current approaches to decarbonisation rely on a dramatic expansion of resource extraction--exacerbating environmental degradation and deepening global inequalities. This is the paradox of the so-called green transition. Philippe Le Billon offers a critical examination of the material and political underpinnings of climate change mitigation. Drawing on insights from political ecology, critical geography and environmental justice, he interrogates the rise of 'climate extractivism': the opening up of new resource frontiers and the construction of infrastructure megaprojects in the name of sustainability. From artisanal cobalt mining in the DRC to rare-earth geopolitics, and from biofuel plantations to deep-sea and space mining, he reveals how green growth agendas frequently reproduce colonial structures, social injustice and patterns of dispossession. Scrutinising proposed solutions such as geoengineering, carbon offsets, circular economy schemes and degrowth, Le Billon shows that many climate adaptation strategies remain tethered to considerations of economic growth and geopolitical competition. Rather than rejecting the urgency of climate transition, The Great Green Grab calls for a fairer, post-extractive future-- one that wholly reshapes how we produce and consume energy, and fosters a more democratic, cooperative relationship with the earth.
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