Sökning: "fossil capitalism"

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1. 1. ENERGY CRISIS AND CLIMATE CHANGE

   Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Författare :Alva Rödström; [2023-02-07]
   Nyckelord :Energy crisis; climate crisis; war; de-politization; fossil fuels; capitalism; renewable energy; conflict; climate activism; social movements; energy systems; sustainability;

   Sammanfattning : The energy crisis affects households, companies and countries all over Europe. But at the same time, it is a climate crisis. The aim with this research is to understand the climate perspective’s role in the energy crisis. LÄS MER

3. 2. Net Zero, Net Profit: An Analysis of Offshore UK Carbon Capture and Storage

   Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

   Författare :Alexander Verne Magnus Perry; [2023]
   Nyckelord :Marx; primitive fossil capital; carbon capture and storage; CCS; socio-ecological fix; defensive fix; hegemony; green capitalism; materialised ideology; Social Sciences;

   Sammanfattning : The UK government is legally bound to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 as part of its actions to address climate change. One prominent method of decarbonisation is carbon capture and storage (CCS), slated for deployment in two industrial clusters by the mid-2020s. LÄS MER

4. 3. Future Imaginaries of Negative Emission Technologies and Folklore Myths in Icelandic Basalt: Provisional Order Emerges from the Possible Magma in the Age of ‘Hauntology’ and Broken Time

   Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

   Författare :Rikke Jespersen; [2023]
   Nyckelord :NETs; Desire; Green Capitalism; Imaginaries; Storytelling; Pluriverse; Social Sciences;

   Sammanfattning : Why do we in the Western part of world today tend to believe in technology’s mythical promises rather than in folklore myths? Imaginaries of the future influence political subjects’ actions in the present and play a key role in composing the trajectory towards the future. I have critically applied this notion to the implementation of negative emission technologies in the climate-neutrality strategy. LÄS MER

5. 4. Resolution Without Revolution: Green Capitalism, Ecological Management, and the Carbon Dioxide Removal Industry in the United States

   Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Humanekologi; Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

   Författare :Jacob Daniel Ferrell; [2023]
   Nyckelord :carbon dioxide removal; negative emissions; United States; ecological Marxism; Social Sciences;

   Sammanfattning : Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is quickly moving from mere imagination to material reality. As I write, billions of dollars are flowing into this nascent industry from government, philanthropy, and venture capital; this thesis thus attempts to grasp history as it flies. LÄS MER

7. 5. Extraction for the Green Transition: An Eco-Marxist actor analysis of lithium governance in Bolivia

   Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Författare :Julian Dannefjord; [2021]
   Nyckelord :Bolivia; lithium; extractivism; climate change; energy transition; actor analysis; Eco-Marxism; John Bellamy Foster; metabolic rift; ecological imperialism; Law and Political Science;

   Sammanfattning : Bolivia holds among the biggest reserves of lithium in the world. Lithium-ion batteries are essential components in electric vehicles, solar panels, and wind turbines, and are therefore crucial for a global transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy. Meanwhile, the extraction process of lithium can cause large environmental damage. LÄS MER