A systematic review of energy systems: The role of policymaking in sustainable transitions

Munro, Fiona; Cairney, Paul

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2019.109598

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“…Some studies synthesise lessons from multiple countries (Jackson et al, 2006;Molnar et al, 2016;Pinto et al, 2015;…”

Section: Multiple Country Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

The future of public health policymaking after COVID-19: a qualitative systematic review of lessons from Health in All Policies

Cairney¹,

Denny²,

Mitchell³

2021

Open Res Europe

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Background: ‘Health in All Policies’ (HiAP) describes the pursuit of health equity. It has five main elements: treat health as a human right; identify evidence of the ‘social determinants’ of health inequalities, recognise that most powers to affect health are not held by health departments, promote intersectoral policymaking and collaboration inside and outside of government, and generate political will. Studies describe its potential but bemoan a major implementation gap. Some HiAP scholars learn from policymaking research how to understand this gap, but the use of policy theories is patchy. In that context, our guiding research question is: How does HiAP research use policy theory to understand policymaking? It allows us to zoom-out to survey the field and zoom-in to identify: the assumed and actual causes of policy change, and transferable lessons to HiAP scholars and advocates. Methods: Our qualitative systematic review (two phases, 2018 and 2020) identified 4972 HiAP articles. Of these, 113 journal articles (research and commentary) provide a non-trivial reference to policymaking (at least one reference to a policymaking concept). We use the 113 articles to produce a general HiAP narrative and explore how the relatively theory-informed articles enhance it. Results: Most articles focus on policy analysis (identifying policy problems and solutions) rather than policy theory (explaining policymaking dynamics). They report a disappointing gap between HiAP expectations and policy outcomes. Theory-informed articles contribute to a HiAP playbook to close that gap or a programme theory to design and evaluate HiAP in new ways. Conclusions: Few HiAP articles use policy theories for their intended purpose. Policy theories provide lessons to aid critical reflection on power, political dilemmas, and policymaking context. HiAP scholars seek more instrumental lessons, potentially at the cost of effective advocacy and research.

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“…Some studies synthesise lessons from multiple countries (Jackson et al, 2006;Molnar et al, 2016;Pinto et al, 2015;…”

Section: Multiple Country Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

The future of public health policymaking after COVID-19: a qualitative systematic review of lessons from Health in All Policies

Cairney¹,

Denny²,

Mitchell³

2021

Open Res Europe

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“…System dynamics offers a holistic approach, taking into account the uncertainties, time delays, and feedbacks of a system, facilitating better systems understanding for developing energy policy development [21]. Research in different areas of energy systems were suggested, such as energy behavior [22], social acceptance [23], economic costs [24], network and infrastructure issues, innovation, security and reliability, markets, and governance issues [25]. In Finland, energy security alternative sources were studied in order to see how renewables, fossil fuels, and nuclear can contribute in reducing dependency on external energy sources [26].…”

Section: Previous Work On Systems Thinking In Electric Power Generationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Analysis of Electric Power Generation Growth in Pakistan: Falling into the Vicious Cycle of Coal

Durrani

Khan

Ahmad

2021

Eng

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This paper aims to analyze national policies of Pakistan taking into account the complexity of electric power generation, growth, and complying with multilateral agreements. Systems thinking has been applied to understand the complexity of energy scenario of Pakistan by representing it with a causal loop diagram (CLD) which displays the interconnectedness and feedbacks of the system. Analysis is based on systems archetypes to diagnose the system behavior, i.e., falling into the vicious cycle of coal. A stock-and-flow model was employed to capture dynamics of energy generation quantitatively, indicating that a 5% GDP growth rate could be sustained based on current planning to increase electric power generation in Pakistan. Thus, in order to achieve a 7% GDP growth rate, as targeted in Vision 2025 of Pakistan, energy generation targets would need to be revised in the view of the sensitivity of increase in energy demand associated with GDP growth rate, while ensuring compliance with multilateral agreements.

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“…Energy production systems should shift towards decarbonization in the coming decades if global warming is to be kept below 1.5°C and if adaptation to planetary limits is to be achieved, [17]. Energy transition means technological and institutional transformations related to energy systems [18][19][20][21]. Therefore, an in-depth analysis of the characteristics of energy consumption is a prerequisite for determining the trajectories of these transformations [18].…”

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Past and prospective electricity scenarios in Madagascar: The role of government energy policies

Praene¹,

Rasamoelina²,

Ayagapin³

2021

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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A thorough understanding of the mechanisms influencing electricity use is imperative for the implementation of energy scenarios. This study first explores Madagascar's electricity consumption during the 1987-2015 period using a decomposition method. Next, a sensitivity analysis (SA) is conducted, which allows factors that have a significant influence on the different effects (activity, structure, and intensity) to be defined. Scenarios are then designed from regression models based on the SA. The main results revealed the following. (1) This study confirmed that the activity factor was the driving force of energy growth, accounting for more than 107.5% of the total electricity consumption. (2) The negative impacts of structural and intensity effects are particularly marked in periods of political disruption. (3) National energy policy (called "New Energy Policy" (NPE)) based scenario shows a significant electricity variation of 4084 GWh over the 2015-2030 period.. By minimizing the intensity effect change to 9.87% between 2015 and 2030, the NPE scenario's total consumption increase is limited to 4084 GWh. By contrast, this amount is 398 GWh for the BAU scenario with a 22% intensity effect. These developed scenarios seek to illuminate the tradeoffs entailed by the various development paths toward Madagascar's ambition to become an emerging country.

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A systematic review of energy systems: The role of policymaking in sustainable transitions

Cited by 45 publications

References 39 publications

The future of public health policymaking after COVID-19: a qualitative systematic review of lessons from Health in All Policies

The future of public health policymaking after COVID-19: a qualitative systematic review of lessons from Health in All Policies

Analysis of Electric Power Generation Growth in Pakistan: Falling into the Vicious Cycle of Coal

Past and prospective electricity scenarios in Madagascar: The role of government energy policies

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