Abstract

RIQUITO, Mariana. Beyond the master narrative of ‘green’ modernity: A critical Reading of the energy transition. Relações Internacionais [online]. 2023, n.esp2023, pp.23-34.  Epub Dec 31, 2023. ISSN 1645-9199.  https://doi.org/10.23906/ri2023.sia03.

This article critically reflects on the dominant narrative on the climate crisis and its energy transition programs. The energy transition has been reproducing the structures of the contemporary capitalist system, namely its extractivist, technological and financial apparatuses. Inspired by critical perspectives that challenge the dichotomous divisions perpetuated by the hegemonic ontological framework, I argue that in order to face the ecological crisis, we must adopt practices based on non-dualistic ontologies that recognize the deep and close relationships of (inter)dependence that sustain life on Earth.

Keywords : energy transition; carbon neutrality; ontology; carbon reductionism.

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