This book deals with one of the most pressing social and environmental issues that we face
today. The transition to a post-carbon society in which the consumption of fossil fuels
decreases over time has become an inevitability due to the need to prevent catastrophic
climate change the increasing cost and scarcity of energy and complex combinations of both of
these factors. As the authors point out this will not only entail political adjustments and
the replacement of some technologies by others but will be accompanied by social and cultural
changes that bring about substantial modifications in our societies and ways of life. This book
examines whether the current conditions which date back to the crisis that began in 2007
favour a benign and smooth transition or will make it more difficult and prone to conflict. It
argues that even if this transformation is unavoidable the directions it will take and the
resulting social forms are much less certain. There will be many post-carbon societies the
authors conclude and any number of routes to social change. Transitioning to a Post-Carbon
Society therefore represents a significant contribution to global debates on the environment
and is vital reading for academics policymakers business leaders NGOs and the general public
alike.
