Renewable Energy Transformation or Fossil Fuel Backlash

Moe, Espen

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“…We know that in Denmark the wind power industry and a variety of local actors developing wind power and a more decentralized energy system form a powerful group impervious to government efforts to digress from this transition path (Eikeland & Inderberg, ). In Norway, the oil and gas sector has a vested interest in CCS as the best decarbonization measure (Moe, ). The connection between Norwegian electric vehicle (EV) policies and the role of user imaginaries in shaping practices and anticipating the societal embeddedness of technology have been highlighted (Ryghaug & Toftacker, ).…”

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“…This for its part means that any realistically implementable energy policies require the support of stakeholders (Hoppe et al, , p. 22; Schmid, Knopf, & Pechan, ). Research on science, technology, and environmental (STE) issues in the field of energy policy—such as research on sociotechnical systems in energy transitions, regimes, and institutional approaches—stresses the involvement of the whole society (Araújo, ; Geels, ; Moe, ). In a word, the field of affected stakeholders widens.…”

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How to Achieve a More Resource‐Efficient and Climate‐Neutral Energy System by 2030? Views of Nordic Stakeholders

Kilpeläinen

Aalto

Toivanen

et al. 2019

Review of Policy Research

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The Nordic countries pursue ambitious energy transition goals through national energy policies and in the framework of Nordic cooperation. We propose that the transition is realistic only if it involves the public, private, and nongovernmental organization sectors as regulators, innovators, and advocates of relevant policies and solutions representing the multitude of interests involved. We examine these interests through Q methodological experiments, where 43 expert stakeholders' rank-order statements concerning their preferred policy measures vis-à-vis the electric energy system. Factor analysis of these subjectively held views produces three distinct views. The first two enjoy strong inter-Nordic support. The first view prioritizes market and grid development, and the second view prioritizes electric transport, and solar and wind power. The third, "Finnish" view seeks to enhance security of supply, also via microgrids, and prioritizes biofuels over electric transport. Examining the common ground among the three views, we find that enhanced cooperation requires reinforced stakeholder interaction and policy coordination. Views of Nordic Stakeholders ¿Cómo lograr un sistema de energía más eficiente en el uso de recursos y de clima neutral para el año 2030? Opiniones de los interesados nórdicos:Los países nórdicos tienen ambiciosos objetivos de transición energética a través de políticas energéticas nacionales y en el marco de la cooperación nórdica. Proponemos que la transición será realista solo si involucra a los sectores público, privado y de las ONG co mo reguladores, innovadores y defensores de políticas y soluciones relevantes que representan la multitud de intereses involucrados. Examinamos estos intereses a través de experimentos de metodología Q, donde 43 partes interesadas expertas clasifican las declaraciones de orden con respecto a sus medidas de política preferidas en lo que tiene que ver con el sistema de energía eléctrica. El análisis factorial de estas vistas sostenidas subjetivamente produce tres vistas distintas. Las dos primeras gozan de un fuerte apoyo inter-nórdico. La primera vista prioriza el desarrollo del mercado y la red, y la segunda, el transporte eléctrico, y la energía solar y eólica. La tercera, la vista 'finlandesa' busca mejorar la seguridad del suministro, también a través de microrredes, y prioriza los biocombustibles sobre el transporte eléctrico. Al examinar el terreno común entre los puntos de vista, encontramos que una mayor cooperación requiere una interacción reforzada de los interesados y la coordinación de políticas. PALABRAS CLAVE: Palabras Clave: energía, cambio climático, países desarrollados, medio ambiente About the AuthorsSarah Kilpeläinen is a doctoral student in the Faculty of Management and Business at Tampere University, Finland. She works on energy policy and sustainable energy transitions.Pasi Toivanen is a doctoral student in the Faculty of Management and Business at Tampere University, Finland. He works on energy policy and sustainable development.Pinja Leh...

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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How to Achieve a More Resource‐Efficient and Climate‐Neutral Energy System by 2030? Views of Nordic Stakeholders

Kilpeläinen

Aalto

Toivanen

et al. 2019

Review of Policy Research

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“…If a society is controlled by vested interests, it loses its ability to adapt and shift the status quo (Moe 2010). Based on a comparison between Japan, China, the United States, Germany, Denmark and Norway, Moe (2015) shows that whether or not renewable energy has been a success is determined by the extent to which countries have been successful in controlling these vested interests and prevented them from unduly influencing energy institutions. In turn, the ability of incumbent actors to be politically influential depends on the historical economic and political importance of the industries they represent (Kuzemko et al 2016).…”

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Polycentric Governance Approaches for a Low-Carbon Transition: The Roles of Community-Based Energy Initiatives in Enhancing the Resilience of Future Energy Systems

Bauwens

2017

Complex Systems and Social Practices in Energy Transitions

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An understanding of the resilience of energy systems is critical in order to tackle forthcoming challenges. This chapter proposes that the polycentric governance perspective, developed by Vincent and Elinor Ostrom, may be highly relevant in formulating policies to enhance the resilience of future energy systems. Polycentric governance systems involve the coexistence of many selforganized centers of decision making at multiple levels that are formally independent of each other, but operate under an overarching set of rules. Given this polycentric approach, this chapter studies the roles of community-based energy initiatives and, in particular, of renewable energy cooperatives, in enhancing the institutional resilience of energy systems. In this perspective, the chapter identifies three major socio-institutional obstacles, which undermine this resilience capacity: the collective action problem arising from the diffusion of sustainable energy technologies and practices, the lack of public trust in established energy actors and the existence of strong vested interests in favor of the status quo. Then, it shows why the development of community-based energy initiatives and renewable energy cooperatives may offer effective responses to these obstacles, relying on many empirical illustrations. More specifically, it is argued that communitybased energy initiatives present institutional features encouraging the activation of social norms and a high trust capital, therefore enabling them to offer effective solutions to avoid free riding and enhance trust in energy institutions and organizations. The creation of federated polycentric structures may also offer a partial response to the existence of vested interests in favor of the status quo. Finally, some recommendations for policymakers are derived from this analysis. This paper is an author post-print version of a book chapter published with Springer.Please cite as follows: Bauwens, T. (2017). 'Toward polycentric low-carbon transition: The roles of community-based organizations in enhancing the resilience of energy systems'.

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“…Another U.S. issue is the weakness of consistent federal policy on renewable energy (Moe 2015). This is due to major mandated targets such as RPSs and regulatory policies.…”

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“…For example, public utility commissions are institutionalized at the state level, but with weak institutionalization at the federal level. The U.S. has been the world leader in R&D on renewables with federal support; however, little federal attention has been given to the demand side of renewables (Moe 2015). A positive factor, which does not represent a widely known federal initiative, is that the U.S. military has been a strong and significant adopter of renewable energy, due to its competitive cost in the military supply chain and the military advantage of being freed from dependency on transmission grids.…”

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Renewable Energy: Problems and Prospects in Coachella Valley, California

Pick¹

2017

SpringerBriefs in Geography

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Renewable Energy Transformation or Fossil Fuel Backlash

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How to Achieve a More Resource‐Efficient and Climate‐Neutral Energy System by 2030? Views of Nordic Stakeholders

How to Achieve a More Resource‐Efficient and Climate‐Neutral Energy System by 2030? Views of Nordic Stakeholders

Polycentric Governance Approaches for a Low-Carbon Transition: The Roles of Community-Based Energy Initiatives in Enhancing the Resilience of Future Energy Systems

Renewable Energy: Problems and Prospects in Coachella Valley, California

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