Regional economic and environmental impacts of wind power developments: A case study of a German region

Jenniches, Simon; Worrell, Ernst; Fumagalli, Elena

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2019.05.046

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“…The decrease is due to declining investments, while the importance of operation and maintenance and biogenic fuels is increasing. Further studies show positive net economic effects of expansion of renewable energy in Germany [20] and positive economic effects from wind energy expansion in a German region [37].…”

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Socioeconomic Effects of Ambitious Climate Mitigation Policies in Germany

2021

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The EU Commission has introduced the instrument of National Energy and Climate Plans (NECP) to better achieve energy and climate policy targets. In Germany, a comprehensive study was commissioned for this purpose. Its methods and main results are presented here. It starts with a set of energy system models that maps the necessary changes in the energy system, together with corresponding measures bottom-up. The results then enter the PANTA RHEI macroeconometric top-down model as scenario inputs to determine the socioeconomic effects. According to the bottom-up models, achieving the target of 55% GHG reduction by 2030 will not be easy. The macroeconomic effects are mostly positive. Driven by additional investment, GDP and the number of jobs will be higher than in the baseline. The construction and service sectors can benefit from energy and climate policy measures. The share of final consumer expenditures on energy in GDP declines by 2030 compared to today. However, the direction and magnitude of the effects are not undisputed in the literature. The results show that ambitious climate policies are possible in Germany, which can also improve the achievement of economic and social goals.

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Socioeconomic Effects of Ambitious Climate Mitigation Policies in Germany

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“…This also touches upon the more general disputed issue in regions, with large-sized cities having larger capacities, investment room and interests than their smaller counterparts, i.e., the small-and medium-sized cities in the rural, periphery that surround these cities.Given the polycentric and multi-level character of climate change mitigation and energy transition governance, as well as the struggles that actors encounter in inter-municipal decision-making arenas and the issues and interests that are at stake, interestingly, the issue of energy transition at the regional level has received surprisingly little scholarly attention. While a plethora of scholarly publications are available addressing governance of local energy transition (including the literature of cities and climate change (mitigation) literature; [7][8][9], and the governance of energy transition at the national level [10,11], except for techno-economic potential and modelling studies-e.g., [12,13]-there has been remarkably few attention to the governing of energy transition at the regional level. Although there is a growing number of scholarly studies available on RET [1], few actually focus on regions as the level where inter-municipal issues manifest themselves and are addressed.…”

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A Governance Approach to Regional Energy Transition: Meaning, Conceptualization and Practice

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2020

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Energy transition requires action from different levels of government. While the national and local level have received ample scholarly attention, thus far little attention has been paid to the regional level. This is remarkable because policy makers across Europe are wondering what governance of regional transition actually is and how to shape and implement it. In the present paper, this concern is addressed. The research questions are, “What does regional governance of energy transition entail? How can it be conceptualized? And what does it mean in practice?” The questions are answered by presenting the results of a multi-disciplinary literature study, presenting a conceptual framework on governance of regional energy transition, using insights from innovation and transition studies as well as from the regional and network governance literature, and applying this to the illustrative case of the West-Brabant region in The Netherlands. West-Brabant is a relatively large region and was home to a pilot that involved the development of a regional energy strategy. Data collection involved twenty expert interviews, text documents and participative observation in workshops. Results highlight the relevance of each of the key elements of the conceptual governance framework. However, some are particularly relevant like structural characteristics of the regional actor network, actor characteristics, and regional governance arrangements used. The results reveal commonalities with regional governance in other policy domains. This paper contributes to the literature on polycentric governance of energy transition and climate change mitigation, and concludes with the presentation of a research agenda.

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“…Cai et al [40] studied Italy over the period 2006-2014 and found that the average total direct and indirect job creation was 10.17 job-years/MW. Jenniches, Worrell, and Fumagalli [31] found a small direct effect, 1.4 jobs/MW in construction phase and 0.3 jobs/MW in operation phase, and about a three-time larger indirect effect.…”

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“…The model is based on IOA and aims to covers regional impact analysis, policies, and long-term projections [28]. For other regional impact assessment models, see Okkonen and Lehtonen [15]; Kahouli and Martin [18]; and Jenniches, Worrell, and Fumagalli, [31].…”

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Wind Power and Job Creation

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The purpose of this paper is to provide a global overview of job effects per MW of wind power installations, which will enable improved decision-making and modeling of future wind-power projects. We found indications that job creation connected to wind-power installations is rather limited. In total, 17 peer-reviewed articles and 10 reports/non-peer-reviewed papers between 2001 and 2019 were assessed. Our three major policy conclusions are as follows: (a) job creation seems to be limited; (b) each new project should consider a unique assessment, since all projects have been undertaken within different institutional frameworks, labor markets, and during separate years, meaning that the technology is not comparable; and (c) the number of jobs depends on the labor intensity of the country.Employment opportunities are a key consideration in planning for low-carbon economic growth. Many governments have prioritised renewable energy development, firstly to reduce emissions and meet international climate goals, but also in pursuit of broader socio-economic benefits.

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Regional economic and environmental impacts of wind power developments: A case study of a German region

Cited by 28 publications

References 32 publications

Socioeconomic Effects of Ambitious Climate Mitigation Policies in Germany

Socioeconomic Effects of Ambitious Climate Mitigation Policies in Germany

A Governance Approach to Regional Energy Transition: Meaning, Conceptualization and Practice

Wind Power and Job Creation

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