التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Decarbonisation through modernisation: The UK's EV transition as a vehicle for industrial change. |
| المؤلفون: |
Jackson, James |
| المصدر: |
Competition & Change; Apr2024, Vol. 28 Issue 2, p231-250, 20p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
MODERNIZATION (Social science), CARBON dioxide mitigation, AUTOMOBILE industry, AUTOMOBILE marketing, MANUFACTURING processes |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: |
UNITED Kingdom |
| مستخلص: |
As the transport sector remains the only sector in the United Kingdom (UK) in which emissions continue to rise, electric vehicles (EVs) have become an increasingly prominent political subject. This article finds that far from simply a low carbon transition, the EV transition in the UK is a means to address the attendant frailties of its economic model. Drawing upon an original empirical dataset of 33 interviews alongside a document analysis, I show that decarbonising the UK automobile sector is tied to a process of industrial and economic modernisation. These findings reveal the contested features of the transition, as the desire to capitalise on broader shifts in the global automobile market is brought into opposition with Britain's financialised political economy. Finally, it shows that the modernisation tenet of Ecological Modernisation, which has come to be routinely neglected in the literature, should be revisited in the context of Brexit, COVID-19 and economic crises. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
|
Copyright of Competition & Change is the property of Sage Publications Inc. and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.) |
| قاعدة البيانات: |
Complementary Index |
Full Text Finder