Chapter 25
The Politics of Investing in Sustainable Energy Systems
Alan Owen
Leuserina Garniati Centre for Understanding Sustainable Practice (CUSP), Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
Abstract
Now that the global human population has passed the 7 billion (7 × 109) mark the availability of all resources to provide sufficient resources for everyone—not excess for a few and poverty for the many—and the inextricable bind between food, energy, and water must be respected. While current policies and business models often treat water, energy, and food security separately, issues in one of these sectors must be addressed with the understanding of this interdependence and seek holistic solutions to address the water–energy–food ...
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