Low Carbon Development: Key Issues is the first comprehensive textbook to address the interface between international development and climate change in a carbon constrained world. It discusses the key conceptual, empirical and policy-related issues of low carbon development and takes an...

Despite the large-scale investments of both China and the EU in climate change mitigation and renewable-energy promotion, the prevailing view on China–EU relations is one of conflict rather than cooperation. In order to evaluate the prospects of cooperation between China and the EU in these...

1. General introduction -- 2. Modelling energy and development : an evaluation of models and concepts -- 3. Modelling energy systems for developing countries -- 4. Renewable and low carbon energy as mitigation options of climate change for China's power sector -- 5. Scenarios for renewable...

"Low Carbon Development: Key Issues is the first comprehensive textbook to address the interface between international development and climate change in a carbon constrained world. It discusses the key conceptual, empirical and policy-related issues of low carbon development and takes an...

pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. The politics of low carbon development -- pt. 3. The social dimensions of low carbon development -- pt. 4. The economics of low carbon development -- pt. 5. Technology and innovation for low carbon development -- pt. 6. Key issues for low carbon development in...