Dilemmas of Energy Transitions in the Global South

Kumar, Ankit; Höffken, Johanna; Pols, Auke

doi:10.4324/9780367486457

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“…First, Germany imports a considerable amount of goods and raw materials required for renewable energy technologies. Recent research has highlighted transnational dimensions and repercussions of energy transitions [59,60]. Importantly, many raw materials are currently imported from China.…”

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

Wiertz

Kuhn

Mattissek

2023

Energy Research & Social Science

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

Wiertz

Kuhn

Mattissek

2023

Energy Research & Social Science

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“…Runaway climate chaos and other ecological tipping points leads research exploring catalysing transitions (Roberts et al, 2018). Like novelty though a ‘politics of urgency’ can overlook the possibilities and resources already in place, particularly from underrepresented and under‐the‐radar sources (Kumar et al, 2021). A fast‐paced thrust towards transformation can sacrifice reflection, contemplation, and care‐ful(l) practice, feeding into a culture of rapidity and solutionism (Saville, 2021).…”

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A critical view on the role of scale and instrumental imaginaries within community sustainability transitions research

Schmid

Aiken

2023

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Research has recently focused on various under‐the‐radar sustainability‐oriented community initiatives to understand and support bottom‐up dynamics of social‐ecological change. While community initiatives vary widely, research on them tends towards an instrumental perspective: a will‐to‐upscale. While exploring possibilities for expanding (some of) the practices and impacts of sustainability‐oriented projects and organizations, we argue for a more cautious approach to instrumentalising community initiatives. We develop our argument around four recurring issues we identify in the literature: (1) conceptual imprecisions; (2) privileging of novelties; (3) politics of urgency; and (4) outwards orientation. In response to these critiques, and leaning on geographical theories of scale, we outline our caution. At its core, this approach is a ‘literacy of scaling’ where scaling functions as a tactic subordinate to the community.

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“…As an analytical tool, energy justice investigates “where (in)justice occurs within energy systems, or how justice might be achieved, particularly in the context of the rapid pace of low‐carbon transitions” (Lacey‐Barnacle et al, 2020, p. 123). The latter point is especially crucial in the context of green hydrogen in the Global South, as it involves the introduction of an emerging technology in developing country settings under the increasing time pressure caused by the need for global climate change mitigation (Kumar et al, 2021, pp. 1–4).…”

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“…Countries in the Global South are facing complex development challenges that are very distinct from the energy system transitions in industrialized states (Kumar et al, 2021; Tabrizian, 2019; Wieczorek, 2018). In many countries, the challenge is not only to transition the energy system toward a low‐carbon path but also, more importantly, to provide access to clean energy sources to large shares of unconnected segments of society.…”

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Green hydrogen partnerships with the Global South. Advancing an energy justice perspective on “tomorrow's oil”

Lindner

2022

Sustainable Development

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Fuel cells and other hydrogen-based technologies are increasingly seen as a key pillar of global decarbonization efforts. A major challenge to be overcome is the future availability of large quantities of affordable green hydrogen to supply the envisioned hydrogen economy. Several industrialized countries have formulated ambitious national hydrogen strategies that rely heavily on importing green hydrogen from other countries, including countries in the Global South that are rich in renewable energy. This paper is based on an extensive literature review and policy analysis. It provides the first structured overview of existing and emerging North-South green hydrogen partnerships and analyzes them through the lens of energy justice theory.The findings show that international collaboration has increased significantly in recent years, with a clear focus on Brazil, Egypt, India, and Morocco. Partnerships are led by both government and private sector actors and mainly take the form of pilot projects, feasibility studies, and scientific collaboration. The paper also points out that existing partnerships have several shortcomings, such as the lack of sociopolitical considerations and the dominance of donor economic priorities over sustainable development in partner countries. Finally, the paper discusses how an energy justice perspective could help improve future partnership approaches to achieve the twin goals of global climate change mitigation and sustainable development in the Global South.

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Dilemmas of Energy Transitions in the Global South

Cited by 22 publications

References 28 publications

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

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

A critical view on the role of scale and instrumental imaginaries within community sustainability transitions research

Green hydrogen partnerships with the Global South. Advancing an energy justice perspective on “tomorrow's oil”

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