State Renewable Energy Governance: Policy Instruments, Markets, or Citizens

Park, Sunjoo

doi:10.1111/ropr.12126

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“…The literature emphasizes the role of country-specific political variables (Aklin & Urpelainen, 2013;Yi & Feiock, 2014) and of socio-technological factors (Park, 2015;Schaffer & Bernauer, 2014;Simmie, Sternberg, & Carpenter, 2014). Overall, the literature suggests that stable and comprehensive policy frameworks, cross-sectoral coordination, and close but transparent state-industry relations together with target education and research, demonstration and development (RD&D) programmes constitute factors that generate sustainable renewable energy development (Lipp, 2007;Negro, Alkemade, & Hekkert, 2012).…”

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confidence: 99%

Varieties of capitalism and clean energy transitions in the European Union: When renewable energy hits different economic logics

2016

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Renewable energy sources are central to building low-carbon energy systems but there is little secured knowledge about the structural factors that shape national renewable energy policies and energy transition pathways. Drawing on the literature on 'varieties of capitalism' , this article offers an in-depth account of the evolution and impact of renewable energy policies in two countries that are commonly labelled in the literature as two opposite forms of capitalism: 'coordinative market economy' (CME) in Germany and 'liberal market economy' (LME) in the UK. Based on recent political economy literature, this dual perspective is complemented by including a third subtype, 'dependent market economies' (DMEs), which are found in the transition states of central and eastern Europe. The analysis reveals an initial convergence of the three varieties of capitalism towards stronger government involvement and CME-style targeted policy measures. The effectiveness and scope of these measures, however, continues to be constrained by the political economic settings. More recently, centralization and market-based renewable energy governance has gained the upper hand at both national and EU-level. The article concludes with emphasizing the risks of national and EU climate and energy policies driven by short-termism and cost-effectiveness for both renewable energy and climate change goals in the long-run. Policy relevanceThe article has policy implications for EU and national policy makers and stakeholders concerned with renewable energy and climate change governance. It underlines the need for comprehensive renewable energy policies targeting domestic market creation and industrial development as well as civic participation. Domestic and external constraints that different varieties of capitalism within the EU face in advancing these three components of renewable energy development are emphasized. The article stresses the need for enhanced coordination and balanced development of renewable energy sectors across all EU economies as essential for achieving climate change goals and a genuine low-carbon energy transition.

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Varieties of capitalism and clean energy transitions in the European Union: When renewable energy hits different economic logics

2016

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“…As a consequence, the level of public favorability toward various policy tools that could be adopted to address the FEW nexus is unclear. Studies have shown that most Americans favor reforming food policy [11], that they are willing to consider alternative energy policy options [12,13], and that they are concerned about policies affecting water quality [14]. However, to address food, energy, and water resources more effectively, it is imperative that research on public preferences and the explanations for those preferences be conducted from a nexus perspective.…”

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Exploring citizens' support for policy tools at the food, energy, water nexus

Bullock

Bowman

2017

Env Prog and Sustain Energy

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The food, energy, and water (FEW) nexus is attracting the attention of scholars throughout the fields of engineering, biological sciences, and public policy, among others. However, one important piece missing from the research is an understanding of the types of FEW-related policies citizens support and the factors that drive public support for those policies. As reported in this article, data from a nationally representative survey of the adult U.S. population show that the public's support for different policy tools varies. To understand more about the public's preferences, we use a series of analytic techniques including factor analysis and factor score regressions to test possible explanations for these preferences. We find that citizens' knowledge about FEW nexus issues increases their support of policies for managing food, energy, water resources; broad concern for the environment also increases support. The public's preferences are also influenced by political ideology, political party identification, and education. These results contribute to an understanding of the public's potential willingness to embrace the role government can play in addressing FEW nexus issues.

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“…Wüstenhagen et al [41] × × × Hancock [35] × × × Betsill and Stevis [24] × × × Michalena and Hills [32] × × × × Hills and Michalena [33] × × Mazzucato and Semieniuk [34] × × × Park [42] × × × Notes: Government includes states, governments, public agencies, politicians, policy-makers, bureaucrats, local governments and sub-governmental organizations, etc. ; Public includes communities, households, families, residents, neighbors, civil societies, community groups and academia, etc.…”

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Who Drives the Transition to a Renewable-Energy Economy? Multi-Actor Perspective on Social Innovation

Sung

Park

2018

Sustainability

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This study examines how various actors influence the transition to a renewable-energy economy. We employ a conceptual framework derived from a literature review and text-mining analysis and establish a panel data model for an empirical test using unbalanced panel data from 25 member countries of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), for the period from 1990 to 2014. We establish a panel vector autoregressive (VAR) model in the first differences and use a bias-corrected least squares dummy variable (LSDVC) estimator to test complex dynamic relationships between government, the public, markets, the traditional energy sector (i.e., the sector that uses nuclear power, oil, coal and natural gas as sources for electricity) and the contribution of renewables to the total energy supply. We also perform Wald tests on the coefficients of variables estimated by LSDVC estimator to determine causal relationships between the variables. The results of this study reveal that government and markets directly promote the transition to renewable energy, whereas the traditional energy sector negatively and directly affects the transition. By contrast, the public does not directly influence the transition to a renewable-energy economy. This study also shows that the government and public have positive indirect effects on the transition, by interacting with the market. We also find convincing evidence of significant dynamic-path dependence in all estimations. Finally, we discuss some implications based on the findings of this study.

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State Renewable Energy Governance: Policy Instruments, Markets, or Citizens

Cited by 42 publications

References 46 publications

Varieties of capitalism and clean energy transitions in the European Union: When renewable energy hits different economic logics

Varieties of capitalism and clean energy transitions in the European Union: When renewable energy hits different economic logics

Exploring citizens' support for policy tools at the food, energy, water nexus

Who Drives the Transition to a Renewable-Energy Economy? Multi-Actor Perspective on Social Innovation

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