Peter Newell

Professor Peter Newell

Political Economy Fellow 2018-19

The Political Economy of Low Carbon Energy Transitions

How can we understand and engage with the political economy of a transition to a low carbon global economy? This project brings an innovative interdisciplinary approach to the pressing question of how to accelerate transitions towards a lower carbon economy. With commitments from governments and the private sector falling well short of what is required to avert dangerous climate change, the question of how to accelerate decarbonisation is urgent.

More information

Areas of interest

International Relations Environmental Policy Environmental Economics Political Economy Climate Change Climate Finance Climate Politics Energy Politics South America Global South Decarbonisation

Cohort

PEF2

Biography

Peter Newell is a Professor of International Relations at the University of Sussex. His recent research focuses on the political economy of low carbon energy transitions, but he has undertaken research, advocacy and consultancy work on different aspects of climate change for over 30 years. He has worked at the universities of Sussex, Oxford, Warwick and East Anglia in the UK and FLACSO Argentina. His single and co-authored books include Climate for Change; Governing Climate Change; Globalization and the Environment; Climate Capitalism; Transnational Climate Change Governance; Global Green Politics; Power Shift: The Global Political Economy of Energy Transitions, Changing Our Ways: Behaviour Change and the Climate Crisis and States of Transition: From Governing the Environment to Social Transformation.

Biographical details correct as of 27.08.25