Transformative innovation policy to meet the challenge of climate change: sociotechnical networks aligned with consumption and end-use as new transition arenas for a low-carbon society or green economy

Steward, Fred

doi:10.1080/09537325.2012.663959

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“…However, both the workshop findings and previous research (Bergman et al, 2010;Edquist, 2005;Hannon, 2012;Steward, 2012;Witkamp et al, 2011) indicate that in order for demandside technologies to achieve wide-scale uptake, complementary non-technological innovations such as innovative business models, government policies and financing mechanisms are also needed. This approach embodies a socio-technical perspective on energy system change that emphasises the inter-connectedness and mutual dependence of social and technical elements (Geels, 2002(Geels, , 2005.…”

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confidence: 96%

UK innovation support for energy demand reduction

Hannon

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2014

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Energy

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2While significant reductions in energy demand can be achieved by deploying existing technologies and management approaches, innovation can unlock further opportunities in the longer term. Research, development and demonstration plays a key role in enabling the development of innovative products and services. Energy efficiency has traditionally accounted for a low proportion of UK public sector energy research and development spend, although funders are now placing an increasing emphasis on the demand side. This paper addresses two questionswhat are the priority themes for demand-side research and how should research be conducted and supported in order to maximise the quality of its outputs? It draws on a series of expert workshops organised by the Research Councils UK Energy Strategy Fellowship during the development of its UK energy research and training needs prospectus. The following priority themes for UK energy demand research are identified: system-level and socio-technical perspectives on energy demand; energy use in non-domestic buildings; examination of how large-scale and incremental technological innovations could reduce energy demand. To develop these themes there is a need for interdisciplinary research, field trials, arrangements for data collection and sharing, and raising funding support to levels comparable to those for energy supply technologies.

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Section: Integrating Technological and Non-technological Perspectivesmentioning

confidence: 96%

UK innovation support for energy demand reduction

Hannon

Skea

2014

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Energy

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“…However, innovation policies aiming at transforming an IS towards sustainability are much more ambitious than earlier policies. Recently, so-called transformative innovation policies have been suggested (e.g., [19,139,180,181]), which aim at "directing socio-technical systems in socially desirable directions and embedding processes of change in society" [19] (p. 21).…”

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Innovation Systems for Transformations towards Sustainability? Taking the Normative Dimension Seriously

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Abstract:The aim of this article is to complement research on transformations towards sustainability by drawing upon the innovation systems (IS) framework. The IS framework already serves as a suitable and influential basis for research on processes of technological innovation and economic change. We argue that improving the capacity of an IS framework for dealing with wicked problems and the normative complexity of sustainability requires a fundamental paradigm shift because in the current IS paradigm innovations are considered as per se desirable and in mostly technological terms. Therefore, we call for IS dedicated to transformations towards sustainability by opening up for systemic innovations beyond the technological dimension and by acknowledging that stakeholders have conflicting visions, interests, norms, and expectations with regard to sustainability goals. Taking the normative dimension of transformations towards sustainability seriously thus requires more explicit and integrative research on directionality, legitimacy, responsibility, and their interrelation in IS. The article concludes by proposing suggestions for future research based on IS-related approaches that can serve as building blocks for an IS framework capable of incorporating legitimate goal-orientation for transformative innovation by and for society.

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“…DIS are dedicated to transformative innovation [97,98], which calls for experimentation and (co-)creation of solution strategies to overcome systemic inertia and the resistance of incumbents. In the following, we specify in what ways the IS knowledge needs to be complemented to turn into dedicated knowledge instrumental for a transformation towards an SKBBE.…”

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Exploring the Dedicated Knowledge Base of a Transformation towards a Sustainable Bioeconomy

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Abstract:The transformation towards a knowledge-based bioeconomy has the potential to serve as a contribution to a more sustainable future. Yet, until now, bioeconomy policies have been only insufficiently linked to concepts of sustainability transformations. This article aims to create such link by combining insights from innovation systems (IS) research and transformative sustainability science. For a knowledge-based bioeconomy to successfully contribute to sustainability transformations, the IS' focus must be broadened beyond techno-economic knowledge. We propose to also include systems knowledge, normative knowledge, and transformative knowledge in research and policy frameworks for a sustainable knowledge-based bioeconomy (SKBBE). An exploration of the characteristics of this extended, "dedicated" knowledge will eventually aid policymakers in formulating more informed transformation strategies.

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Transformative innovation policy to meet the challenge of climate change: sociotechnical networks aligned with consumption and end-use as new transition arenas for a low-carbon society or green economy

Cited by 125 publications

References 19 publications

UK innovation support for energy demand reduction

UK innovation support for energy demand reduction

Innovation Systems for Transformations towards Sustainability? Taking the Normative Dimension Seriously

Exploring the Dedicated Knowledge Base of a Transformation towards a Sustainable Bioeconomy

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