François Houtart Agrofuels (Hardback) Transnational Institute (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: AgrofuelsCondition: NewEAN: 9780745330136ISBN: 9780745330136Publisher: Pluto PressFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 05/07/2010Item Height: 215mmItem Length: 135mmTranslator: Victoria BawtreeContributor: Victoria Bawtree (Translated by), Walden Bello (Foreword by)Language: EnglishSubtitle: Big Profits, Ruined Lives and Ecological DestructionISBN-10: 0745330134Description: Agrofuels were heralded as a key weapon in the fight against climate change, but the deforestation and theft of agricultural land that was essential to farmers in the developing world, suggests that they are doing more harm than good.Francois Houtart argues that the green potential of agrofuels has been hijacked by businesses that put profits above environmental protection. This has led to the absurd situation where an energy source that should be sustainable actually increases human and ecological damage, simply due to the profit-maximising decisions of capitalists rather than a flaw in the concept of agrofuels.Houtart reveals that we need to rethink neoliberalism's relationship to green politics and ask is capitalism compatible with climate change, or do we need to overhaul our economic system in order to save the planet?Country/Region of Manufacture: GBAuthor: François HoutartGenre: Science Nature & MathBook Series: Transnational InstituteItem Weight: 353gTopic: Business & Finance, Technology & EngineeringRelease Year: 2010 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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