A turn to geopolitics: Shifts in the German energy transition discourse in light of Russia's war against Ukraine

Wiertz, Thilo; Kuhn, Lilith; Mattissek, Annika

doi:10.1016/j.erss.2023.103036

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“…169 The implications of these geopolitical tensions, however, are complex owing to the prominence of Russian gas as a transition fuel, functioning as a substitute for nuclear energy and coal. 170,171 The result is that largescale investment decisions are being delayed due to the high energy demand from energy-intensive industries. Appendix Table 30 captures the multiple statements showcasing the political challenges for hydrogen deployment.…”

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Reconfiguring European industry for net-zero: a qualitative review of hydrogen and carbon capture utilization and storage benefits and implementation challenges

Sovacool,

Del Rio,

Herman

et al. 2024

Energy Environ. Sci.

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Section: Results: Drivers Benefits Risks and Just Transitionsmentioning

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Reconfiguring European industry for net-zero: a qualitative review of hydrogen and carbon capture utilization and storage benefits and implementation challenges

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Herman

et al. 2024

Energy Environ. Sci.

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“…For instance, if the war leads to economic disruptions, it could reduce the demand for electricity and, consequently, the need for hydropower generation. Additionally, if the war leads to supply chain disruptions, it could make it more difficult to obtain the materials and equipment needed for hydropower projects [241]. Geothermal energy is another mature renewable energy source that harnesses the heat from the Earth's interior to generate electricity.…”

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The Influence of the Global Energy Crisis on Energy Efficiency: A Comprehensive Analysis

Gajdzik,

Wolniak,

Nagaj

et al. 2024

Energies

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The global energy crisis, which began in 2021 due to the extraordinary economic recovery after the pandemic and intensified after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, has changed the conditions of energy management, paying more attention to energy efficiency. Natural gas prices have reached record levels and, consequently, so have electricity prices in some markets. Oil prices have reached their highest level since 2008. Higher energy prices have contributed to sharply increased inflation. Households are again becoming interested in buying coal as a source of heat. High energy and gas prices have pushed many families into poverty and forced some factories to cut production or even close. They have also slowed economic growth to the point where some countries are heading for a serious recession. Paradoxically, the negative effects of the energy crisis may accelerate the introduction of cleaner, sustainable, renewable energy such as wind and solar energy. The energy crisis is comparable to the oil crisis of the 1970s, when it contributed to significant advances in energy efficiency. The current crisis has highlighted the importance of investments in renewable energy resources and initiated the process of integrating regional markets, developing energy efficiency and promoting renewable energies. The aim of this article is to comprehensively explore the complex relationship between energy awareness, consumption patterns, and energy efficiency, with a focus on both individual consumers and industries, during the global energy crisis. This paper is based on a literature review, overarching policy documents, energy reports, and other secondary documents. The primary research method was the systematic literature review method, based on which the impact of the global energy crisis on energy efficiency was evaluated. This study emphasizes the diverse influences on energy awareness, ranging from economic factors to consumer preferences and environmental consciousness. The findings of the paper underscore the significant responsibility of industries in contributing to energy-saving efforts and the active role of consumers in the energy market. The responsibility of industries in contributing to energy efficiency is highlighted, with a call for a comprehensive approach that integrates energy-saving criteria into product development and corporate social responsibility.

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“…In this context, lock-ins are "path dependence that entrench technical, institutional, and behavioral systems with known technical and environmental disadvantages" (Seto et al, 2016, p. 427). In transport and mobility policy specifically, two examples of such lock-ins which are also reflected in the EU governance approach (Gössling and Cohen, 2014), are the dominance of individual motorized transport, generally dubbed as "car dependency" or "automobility (see, Paterson, 2007;Haas, 2021), and the entwinement of transport with economic prosperity and (in the 2 And indeed, not much later, also the emerging Covid-19 pandemic and more lately the energy crisis following the Russian invasion of Ukraine (see Dupont et al, 2020;Felder and Stockmann, 2023;Wiertz et al, 2023). EU case specifically) integration ("derived demand"; see Attard and Shiftan, 2015;García Mejuto, 2017).…”

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“…Indeed, the provisions for both the Next Generation EU pandemic reaction facility as well as the REPower EU program to react to the war-induced energy crisis provide ample links to the Green Deal and mobility as a focal sector thereof. At the same time, the immediacy of crises also raises substantive questions regarding the "justness" of a sustainable transition, as can, for example, be seen concerning energy prices and the costs associated with the change of energy carriers for households in Germany and other countries (see Wiertz et al, 2023).…”

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Now they can cope? The Green Deal and the contested meaning of sustainability in EU sectoral governance

Stockmann

2024

Front. Polit. Sci.

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The European Union (EU) has long discursively positioned itself as a global frontrunner for sustainability and climate protection. Nevertheless, substantive progress toward sustainability goals has not been reached in several governance areas, such as transport and mobility. Especially at the local scale, the highly complex and technocratic EU policy framework is confronted with increasingly polarized claim-making regarding ecological, social and economic problems. With its recent Green Deal governance architecture, the European Commission has sought to address this ideational and institutional fragmentation and resulting stalemate toward reaching “climate neutrality” by proposing ambitious sectoral policies and new governance instruments. This problem-driven paper exploratively investigates the ongoing reconfigurations the Green Deal induces within EU governance. Using the example of the urban mobility sector and employing an interpretive analysis of key policy documents and expert/stakeholder interviews, the paper links the literatures on EU governance architectures and norm dynamics. It discusses potentials and pitfalls for meaning-making processes in times of the socioecological polycrisis. Notably, it critically evaluates the Green Deal’s capacity to open and sustain spaces for translating sustainability across horizontally and vertically fragmented realms of EU governance.

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A turn to geopolitics: Shifts in the German energy transition discourse in light of Russia's war against Ukraine

Cited by 31 publications

References 48 publications

Reconfiguring European industry for net-zero: a qualitative review of hydrogen and carbon capture utilization and storage benefits and implementation challenges

Reconfiguring European industry for net-zero: a qualitative review of hydrogen and carbon capture utilization and storage benefits and implementation challenges

The Influence of the Global Energy Crisis on Energy Efficiency: A Comprehensive Analysis

Now they can cope? The Green Deal and the contested meaning of sustainability in EU sectoral governance

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