Video: Does the green transition open pathways out of the periphery?
Seminar 2: Does the Green Transition Open Pathways Out of the Periphery?
Within the debate on whether the green transition is a ‘just’ transition, one perspective argues that green energy transitions deepen polarization and dependencies between rich and poor countries. In this view the decarbonization of rich economies happens at the cost of deeper social and environmental exploitation in peripheries. The opposite perspective argues that even latecomers could leverage energy transitions by inserting themselves strategically in new energy infrastructures and cleantech value chains. The panelists at this seminar will debate these two perspectives, considering whether the green transition opens windows of opportunity for countries in the global South to be first or fast movers in the new green (or greened) industries. In doing so, it moves beyond asking whether the green transition is ‘just’, to asking whether it can change the hierarchy of productive relations in global capitalism.
Participants:
- Ilias Alami, University of Cambridge
- Aldo Madariega, Diego Portales University, Chile
- Elvis Alvenyo, University of Johannesburg (online)
- Stine Haakonsson, Copenhagen Business School
- Moderator: Lindsay Whitfield, Copenhagen Business School
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