Renewables

the politics og a global energy transition

A comprehensive political analysis of the rapid growth in renewable wind and solar power, mapping an energy transition through theory, case studies, and policy. Wind and solar are the most dynamic components of the global power sector. How did this happen? After the 1973 oil ...

Global warming and the sweetness of life

a tar sands tale

Seeking new definitions of ecology in the tar sands of northern Alberta and searching for the sweetness of life in the face of planetary crises. Confounded by global warming and in search of an affirmative politics that links ecology with social change, Matt Hern and ...

Renewables

the politics og a global energy transition

A comprehensive political analysis of the rapid growth in renewable wind and solar power, mapping an energy transition through theory, case studies, and policy. Wind and solar are the most dynamic components of the global power sector. How did this happen? After the 1973 oil ...

Can democracy handle climate change?

Global climate change poses an unprecedented challenge for governments across the world. Small wonder that many experts question whether democracies have the ability to cope with the causes and long-term consequences of a changing climate. Some even argue that authoritarian regimes are better equipped to ...

The Welfare State revisited

The welfare state has been under attack for decades, but now more than ever we need strong social programs-the best tools we have to combat inequality, support social justice, and even improve economic performance. This book brings together distinguished contributors to examine the global variations ...

Breve new Arctic

the untold story of the melting North

An insider account of how researchers unraveled the mystery of the thawing Arctic In the 1990s, researchers in the Arctic noticed that floating summer sea ice had begun receding. This was accompanied by shifts in ocean circulation and unexpected changes in weather patterns throughout the ...

Desigualdad mundial

un nuevo enfoque para la era de la globalización

En el contexto de la globalización resulta necesario pensar la desigualdad, no solo como un fenómeno nacional sino como un problema a escala mundial. Para Branko Milanovic la desigualdad global 'la diferencia de ingreso entre los ciudadanos del mundo' es producto de los ciclos de ...

Arquitectura financiera internacional

una genealogía (1850-2015)

En economía, cuando el cuerpo de instituciones es insuficiente para resolver los problemas que surgen, dos fuerzas actúan en la generación de nuevas propuestas: el riesgo del acreedor y la incertidumbre. Con el objetivo de reducir estas variables, los acreedores han promovido la creación de ...

Four

el ADN secreto de Amazon, Apple, Facebook y Google

Amazon, Apple, Facebook y Google son las cuatro empresas más influyentes del mundo. Casi todo el mundo cree saber cómo lo han logrado. Y casi todo el mundo se equivoca. Conoce su ADN secreto. Las four (Amazon, Apple, Facebook y Google), cuyas valoraciones se aproximan ...

Qué está pasando con tu sanidad

Los factores que más influyen sobre la salud de las personas son la edad y las condiciones de vida, así como la genética, los accidentes (laborales, de tráfico, domésticos), las enfermedades y la forma en que estos elementos interaccionan entre sí. Todo lo que signifique ...

Historia humana y comparada del Clima

A mediados del siglo XIX en Europa parecía que los principales peligros provocados por condiciones climáticas adversas eran una cuestión del pasado. El aumento de la producción agrícola y la importación de cereales permitieron a las naciones almacenar granos con mayor facilidad e imaginar que ...

necessary evil

how to fix finance by saving human rights

Finance is the evil we cannot live without. It governs almost every aspect of our lives and has the power to liberate as well as enslave. With the worldâs total financial assetsâvalued at a staggering $300 trillionâbeing four times larger than the combined output of ...

Global inequality

a new approach for the Age of Globalization

One of the world’s leading economists of inequality, Branko Milanovic presents a bold new account of the dynamics that drive inequality on a global scale. Drawing on vast data sets and cutting-edge research, he explains the benign and malign forces that make inequality rise ...

Factfulness

ten reasons we're wrong about the world-and why things are better than you think

When asked simple questions about global trends—what percentage of the world’s population live in poverty; why the world’s population is increasing; how many girls finish school—we systematically get the answers wrong. So wrong that a chimpanzee choosing answers at random will ...

Taming the sun

innovations to harness solar energy and power the planet

Solar energy, once a niche application for a limited market, has become the cheapest and fastest-growing power source on earth. What's more, its potential is nearly limitless-every hour the sun beams down more energy than the world uses in a year. But in Taming ...

La Cuarta Revolución Industrial desde una mirada ecosocial

Mires donde mires, hay alguien alabando o criticando el impacto que la interconexión tecnológica está teniendo en nuestras vidas. Pero no se trata de casos aislados o de adicción a las pantallas, sino de algo más grande. Sin que haya finalizado la Tercera Revolución Industrial ...

Trends and challenges in electricity and oil regulation

Universidad Externado de Colombia\'s Institute of Mining and Energy Law and its Research Group would like to present to the academic and professional community the work number 12 of the Collection in Mining and Energy Regulation, based on the electric and oil sector\'s ...

Matar al huésped

cómo la deuda y los parásitos financieros destruyen la economía global

El sector financiero ha tenido éxito en presentarse como parte de la economía productiva; sin embargo, durante siglos la banca fue reconocida como parasitaria. La esencia del parasitismo no es solo drenar el alimento del huésped, sino también embotar el cerebro del huésped para ...

Globalización y generación de riqueza

Globalización y generación de riqueza es un libro de combate. Y es que de combatir ideas predominantes esencialmente erróneas se trata. Descontento con las falsedades prevalecientes en materia de comunicación sobre flujos de capitales a los países menos desarrollados, el autor combate lugares comunes sobre ...

Grave new world

the end of globalization, the return of history

A controversial look at the end of globalization and what it means for prosperity, peace, and the global economic order Globalization, long considered the best route to economic prosperity, is not inevitable. An approach built on the principles of free trade and, since the 1980s ...