Energy and Ethics Justice and the Global Energy Challenge

“Sovacool writes with the authority of an
expert, has amassed an impressive list of references, and makes his points
quantitatively with numerous graphs and tables. … Overall, Sovacool has
presented his readers … with well-documented ethical challenges stemming from
our prodigious energy consumption. Earth would be a better place for all its
species if we adhered to Sovacool’s eight principles, and his well-documented
case studies point the way.” (Richard Wolfson, Technology and Culture, Vol. 56,
April, 2015

'In Energy & Ethics, Benjamin K. Sovacool demonstrates through important case studies and original research the essential link between access to resources and individual and community opportunity and freedom. As we move into the twenty-first century, where population, environmental quality, and resource pressures will imprint themselves centrally on every aspect of society, this book provides a thought-provoking guide to the challenges ahead.' - Daniel M. Kammen, University of California, Berkeley, USA 'It's often said that energy is the lifeblood of modern societies. It follows that if we want a society that is just and fair, then energy decisions must support these goals. Benjamin K. Sovacool's perceptive and innovative new book examines energy decisionmaking in this context. He makes a powerful case for energy justice.' - James Gustave Speth, Yale University and Vermont Law School, USA
'Benjamin K. Sovacool, one of the smartest energy analysts anywhere, clearly explains that energy policy has as much to do with justice and ethics as it does economics and technology. Energy and Ethics fills a big hole in the policy debate moving us closer to a consensus beyond political stalemate. Essential reading.' - David W. Orr, Oberlin College, USA 'When we think of energy, we conjure up images of infrastructure such as coal mines, well fields, pipelines, power and plants. We worry about supply, demand, security, risk, public acceptance, costs, and even war. What we rarely think about is the twinned topics of ethics and justice. With this new book, Benjamin K. Sovacool has changed all that. Energy studies will never be the same. And that's a good thing. In these times of increasing competition for the energy resources that await discovery beneath mountains, prairies, deserts, forests, permafrost, oceans, and Arctic ice, what could be more important than justice?' - Martin J. Pasqualetti, Arizona State University, USA