In recent years, the Green New Deal has moved from relative obscurity to front and centre of policy discussions and public debates about how to respond to the climate crisis. It has been credited with radically changing the nature of the conversation on climate change and with re-energizing the environmental movement at a critical time. All Green New Deal proposals share an emphasis on the need for governments (rather than markets) to lead the energy transition. However, they differ in other respects. This Handbook analyses the fundamentals underlying all Green New Deals as well as exploring national and regional variations.
It is divided into three parts. The first part examines the political economy of the Green New Deal focussing not just on how proposals will be costed but also on opportunities for a fundamental transformation of both national economies and the global economic system. The second part explores issues of justice, which are central to many Green New Deal proposals, including Indigenous rights, racial and gender equity, and justice for the Global South. In the third part, authors detail case studies of Green New Deal proposals and plans at the local, national, and regional level.
This book will be an invaluable research and reference volume for students and scholars in economics, politics, sociology, geography, and environmental studies. It should also be of interest to those actively involved in climate and environmental policymaking.
"Foreword; Introduction; PART I Political economy of the Green New Deal 1 The Green New Deal, climate breakdown, and power; 2 Financing the Green New Deal: The Modern Monetary Theory approach; 3 Central banks and Green New Deals: What role can they play?; 4 Avoiding the pitfalls of capitalism in the Green New Deal; 5 A Green New Deal for agriculture: Whither capitalism?; 6 Work time reduction and the Green New Deal; 7 Reshaping global trade and investment law for a Green New Deal; PART II Tackling injustice through the Green New Deal 8 Jobs, justice, and the Green New Deal; 9 Lessons for a Green New Deal? Race, the New Deal legacy, and environmental inequality in Detroit; 10 The Seventh Fire and the Sitting Bull Plan: An Indigenous Green New Deal; 11 The Feminist Agenda for a Green New Deal: Opportunities and challenges; 12 Democratizing the Green New Deal; 13 A Green New Deal beyond the ""North"": Both promise and peril; PART III The Green New Deal in Practice 14 Chinese Green Job Guarantee: A roadmap for sustainable prosperity; 15 South Korea’s Green New Deal 2.0: Old wine in new bottles?; 16 Decarbonization without democracy: Tennis-ball politics and the EU Green Deal; 17 The evolution of the UK’s Green New Deal: ""Green Industrial Revolution"", ""Building Back Better,"" and beyond; 18 A made-in-Canada Green New Deal; 19 Cities and the Green New Deal: Addressing the financialization of urban production; Appendix: Examples of Green New Deals and legislative proposals"
Kyla Tienhaara is an Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair in Economy and Environment in the School of Environmental Studies and the Department of Global Development Studies at Queen’s University, Kingston. Her research explores the impacts of economic globalization on environmental governance. Her book Green Keynesianism and the Global Financial Crisis (Routledge, 2018) explored the green stimulus measures adopted in five countries in 2008/09. More information on her Green New Deal-related research can be found at http://greennewdealinfo.com Joanna Robinson is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Interim Director of the Glendon School of Public and International Affairs at Glendon College, York University, Toronto, Canada. Her research focusses on environmental politics, climate change, and social movements in a cross-national comparative perspective. Her current research focusses on the role of labour and environmental movements in shaping the transition to a green economy in the United States and Canada.
