The Low-Carbon Contradiction: Energy Transition, Geopolitics, and the Infrastructural State in Cuba

In the pursuit of socialism, Cuba became Latin America’s most oil—dependent economy. When the Soviet Union collapsed, the country lost 86 percent of its crude oil supplies, resulting in a severe energy crisis. In the face of this shock, Cuba started to develop a low—carbon economy based on economic and social reform rather than high—tech innovation. The Low—Carbon Contradiction examines this period of rapid low—carbon energy transition, which many have described as a “Cuban miracle” or even...