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来源类型 | Conference or Workshop Item |
规范类型 | 其他 |
The politics of low carbon transitions – protected niches, actor networks, narratives and changing contexts. | |
Kern, Florian; Smith, Adrian; Raven, Rob; Verhees, Bram | |
发表日期 | 2013 |
出版年 | 2013 |
页码 | 1-24 |
语种 | 英语 |
摘要 | Understanding how to move towards more sustainable societies is a key challenge for analysts, civil society organisations and policy makers alike. The literature on sustainability transitions indicates an important role for niche activities which have the potential to overturn or green incumbent socio-technical regimes. In the context of climate change, many advocates and policy makers put a lot of hope in renewable energy technologies like solar photovoltaics and offshore wind. These technologies are not (yet) competitive under ‘normal’ selection environments and therefore require ‘protective space’ to improve their performance,reduce costs, enable the growth of supportive actor networks, etc. Which niches receive this kind of protection, why and through which processes, is an interesting field of study for scholars interested in the politics of low carbon transitions. The paper argues that these processes can be usefully analysed by looking at actor networks, the discourses they mobilise and the way in which they strategically engage with changing energy and climate policy contexts. The paper reflects on empirical work on PV and offshore wind niche developments in the UK and the Netherlands and thereby makes a contribution to the emerging literature on the governance of low carbon transitions. |
URL | http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/53508/ |
来源智库 | Science Policy Research Unit (United Kingdom) |
资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/466697 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Kern, Florian,Smith, Adrian,Raven, Rob,等. The politics of low carbon transitions – protected niches, actor networks, narratives and changing contexts.. 2013. |
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