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Wim Carton

Wim Carton

Senior Lecturer, Docent

Wim Carton

The hidden price of Iceland’s green energy

Author

  • Henner Busch
  • Vasna Ramasar
  • Wim Carton
  • Hrönn Guðmundsdottir

Summary, in English

In times of runaway climate change, phasing out fossil fuels and increasing the share of renewables is imperative. But this transition is not without pitfalls as shown by a recent study of two large renewable projects in Iceland.

Department/s

  • LUCSUS (Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies)
  • Department of Human Geography

Publishing year

2018

Language

English

Publication/Series

Science Nordic

Document type

Specialist publication article

Topic

  • Environmental Studies in Social Sciences

Keywords

  • Renewable energy
  • Hydropower
  • Geothermal energy
  • Neoliberalism
  • Iceland
  • SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
  • SDG 13 - Climate Action

Status

Published