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The political economy of low carbon energy in Kenya (2014)
Preprint / Working Paper
Newell, P., Phillips, J., & Pueyo, A. (2014). The political economy of low carbon energy in Kenya. IDS Working Paper, 445, 1-38. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2040-0209.2014.00445.x

There is growing international focus on how to support more integrated approaches to addressing climate change in ways that capture synergies and minimise the trade-offs between climate change mitigation, adaptation and development. These aims are em... Read More about The political economy of low carbon energy in Kenya.

The political economy of energy transitions: The case of South Africa (2014)
Journal Article
Baker, L., Newell, P., & Phillips, J. (2014). The political economy of energy transitions: The case of South Africa. New Political Economy, 19(6), 791-818. https://doi.org/10.1080/13563467.2013.849674

This paper explores the political economy of energy transition in South Africa. An economic model based around a powerful ‘minerals-energy complex’ that has previously been able to provide domestic and foreign capital with cheap and plentiful coal-ge... Read More about The political economy of energy transitions: The case of South Africa.