Deep reductions in energy use and carbon emissions will not be possible within political economies that are driven by the capitalist imperatives of growth, commodification and individualization. As such, it has now become necessary to understand the relationship between capitalism and the emergence of high energy habits.

Using the examples of home energy, transport and food, "The Political Economy of Low Carbon Transformation" articulates the relationship between the politics of economic expansion and the formation of high-energy habits at the level of family and household. The book...