To reduce emissions and address climate change, we need to invest in
renewables and rapidly decarbonise our energy networks. However,
decarbonisation is often seen as a technical project, detached from
questions of politics and social justice. What if this is leading to
unfair transitions, in which some people bear the costs of change whilst
others benefit? In this timely and expansive book, Ed Atkins asks are we
getting decarbonisation right? And how could it be made better for
people and communities? In doing so, this book proposes a different type
of energy transition. One that prioritises and takes opportunities to do
better - to provide better jobs, community ownership and improve
people's homes and lives.