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Energy Transition and Energy Democracy in East Asia

  • This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access.

  • Presents the current and future energy/climate policy in this important as well as the interesting region.

  • Covers the Green Recovery/Green New deal from the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • A good combination of authors includes academics, think tanks, and NGOs.

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  • ISBN: 978-981-19-0282-6
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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
  2. How to Overcome the Combination of Crises?

    • Tetsunari Iida
    Pages 13-24Open Access
  3. Energy Democracy for Energy Transition in South Korea?: Focusing on Politicization of Media

    • Sun-Jin Yun, Seunghyeok Ahn, Regina Yoonmie Soh
    Pages 25-49Open Access
  4. Energy Democracy and Energy Transition in Taiwan

    • Tze-Luen Lin, Fang-Ting Cheng
    Pages 67-79Open Access

About this book

This is an open access book.
The subject of this book is to provide down-to-earth information on what kind of actions are being taken by the Government, Local community, Businesses, Researchers, NGOs on the energy transition in this region. It gives an updated picture of the energy transition in the East Asian countries, where the economic growth, as well as CO2 emission growth, is significant.
This book focuses not only on the technological perspective of the energy transition but also on the relationship between democracy and energy transition. Readers of this book can understand what kind of international support and pressure is needed to promote the energy transition in this region.
Since energy transition is needed not only for combatting climate change but also for the Green Recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, publishing this book is very helpful to promote the Green Recovery and the Green New Deal world-widely.

Keywords

  • Open Access
  • Climate Change
  • Renewable energy
  • Green recovery
  • Green New deal
  • Environmental governance
  • International cooperation
  • Policy formulation process
  • Role of the media

Editors and Affiliations

  • Center for Northeast Asian Studies, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

    Jusen Asuka, Dan Jin

About the editors

Jusen Asuka 

Center for Northeast Asian Studies , Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan 

Dan Jin 

Center for Northeast Asian Studies , Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan 

Bibliographic Information

Buying options

Softcover Book USD 49.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • ISBN: 978-981-19-0282-6
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Exclusive offer for individuals only
  • Free shipping worldwide
    See shipping information.
  • Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout
Hardcover Book USD 59.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • ISBN: 978-981-19-0279-6
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Exclusive offer for individuals only
  • Free shipping worldwide
    See shipping information.
  • Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout