外文文献： 低碳发展商榷Deliberating on low carbon development.pdfVIP

ARTICLE IN PRESS Energy Policy ] (]]]]) ]]]–]]] Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Energy Policy journal homepage: /locate/enpol Viewpoint Deliberating on low carbon development Yacob Mulugetta a,n, Frauke Urban b a Centre for Environmental Strategy, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK b Climate Change and Development Centre, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, Brighton BUK 9RE, UK a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Low carbon development (LCD) is a much used word in development circles today. As such, Keywords: governments are actively exploring how to achieve their growth targets through a low carbon trajectory Low carbon or even through a ‘carbon neutral’ pathway. This is a new area that challenges how development has Development been done so far, calling for not only a serious rethink of old practices but also contesting entrenched Sustainable energy value systems. In this viewpoint, we explore some of the underlying issues that are driving the process of mainstreaming climate change in development. Recognising that there are variations in LCD, we map out the diversity of understandings and interpretations with a view to lay out the range of possibilities that countries can consider. We argue that whilst countries should certainly draw less