The Great Green Grab: Climate Extractivism and the New Resource Imperialism - Couverture rigide

Le Billon, Philippe

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 019787343X ISBN 13 : 9780197873434

Editeur : Oxford University Press, 2026

Synopsis

The spiraling climate crisis demands a rapid shift away from fossil fuels. But most current approaches to decarbonization 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.
Scrutinizing 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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 019787343X
• ISBN 13: 9780197873434
• Reliure: Relié
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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