lman, Catherine Redgwell, Yinka O Omorogbe, and Lila K Barrera–Hernández Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2008. 562 pp., £89.95, hardback, The starting point of this edited book is the observation, derived from the International Energy Agency’s World Energy Outlook 2006, that the world is currently facing a significant transition away from the traditional energy model based on the burning of fossil fuels. This transition “beyond the carbon economy” is a consequence of overwhelming scientific evidence regarding climate change and o