The New Carbon Economy provides a critical understanding of the carbon economy. It offers key insights into the constitution, governance and effects of the carbon economy, across a variety of geographical settings.

Examines different dimensions of the carbon economy from a range of disciplinary angles in a diversity of settings
Provides ways for researchers to subject claims of newness and uniqueness to critical scrutiny
Historicizes claims of the 'newness' of the carbon economy
Covers a range of geographical settings including Europe, the US and Central America