Elizabeth Thurbon, PhD.
Professor of International Political Economy, UNSW Sydney
Researcher. Author. Speaker. Educator.
I am passionate about communicating and collaborating with students, governments, businesses and NGOs to help turbocharge the global green energy transition.
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What people are saying:
"Climate change remains the greatest moral challenge of our generation. And this is a novel, compelling and accessible account of East Asia's ambitious green energy transformation, and the major economic and environmental payoffs that our region and the world are already reaping as a result. Essential reading for policymakers and scholars alike.”
— Kevin Rudd, former prime minister of Australia and global president of the Asia Society
“Northeast Asia is centrally important in humanity’s struggle with climate change — biggest user of fossil and renewable energy, world factory for energy transition goods. This valuable book explains where China and Korea are at and where they are going.”
— Ross Garnaut, Professor Emeritus of Business and Politics, University of Melbourne. Author of Superpower: Australia's Low Carbon Opportunity.
“Impressive scholarship, with fresh insights accessible to the general reader on why the transformation to clean energy is bound to continue in Northeast Asia, despite current setbacks, as well as on the opportunities this presents for Australia and others if we understand the dynamics.”
— Howard Bamsey, Honorary Professor, REGNET, ANU. Chair of the Global Water Partnership. Former Director General of the Global Green Growth Institute. Former Executive Director of the Green Climate Fund.
“This important book provides fresh insights into a critical question: why some countries – particularly China – appear more willing and able to accelerate green energy technologies than phase out fossil fuels. The authors nonetheless make a compelling case that the dedicated greening efforts of East Asian countries, especially in light of escalating geostrategic competition, represent a fundamental transformation with profound consequences for the battle to curb climate change.”
— Barbara Finamore, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies and Founder of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NDRC) China Program.