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The effects of institutional layering on electricity sector reform: Lessons from Norway's electricity sector

IF 6.9 2区经济学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Energy Research & Social Science

Pub Date : 2024-11-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2024.103864

Minika Ekanem , Bram Noble , Greg Poelzer

Institutional layering is a dominant mode of change in shaping energy transitions, whereby new institutional rules or practices are added on top of or alongside existing ones. Characterized by the introduction of new actors, policies, and expanding energy arenas, energy transition processes can become progressively layered, resulting in institutional complexity and potentially undermining energy transition goals. This paper explores the impact of layering on actors and on the outcomes of energy transitions. A conceptual framework that integrates institutional change with a layering typology is developed and applied to Norway's electricity sector reform as a case study. Results show that Norway's energy landscape has become more diversified, leading to complex institutional arrangements, differential growth in the energy sector, and gaps between reform intentions versus outcomes. Whether layering produces the intended energy transition outcomes depends on the complexity of layering, the interaction, coordination, and alignment of the layered elements, and the vested interest of stakeholders. Insights from Norway's experience can guide institutional design to support the rapid expansion of renewable energy investments, or the reform or restructurings of existing energy institutions.

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Towards a just Chinese energy transition: Socioeconomic considerations in China's carbon neutrality policies

IF 6.9 2区经济学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Energy Research & Social Science

Pub Date : 2024-11-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2024.103855

Bolin Dong , Zhenhua Zhang , Cheng Zhou

Many countries have been actively implementing carbon neutrality initiatives. In September 2020, China, which is the second-largest economy and the top carbon emitter, publicly committed to reaching carbon neutrality by 2060. This paper presents a novel bibliometric visualisation analysis of the carbon neutrality policies developed in China to investigate the topics of these policies and determine whether China can achieve a just energy transition (JET). The results show that socioeconomic factors are insufficiently considered in the selected policies, which leads to conclusions about what insights are still needed to understand a JET in the pursuit of carbon neutrality and ensure that no one is left behind. Accordingly, this paper presents several policy implications for increasing social justice and achieving a better, more just energy transition. This work may inspire scholars and policymakers in China and other countries to pay more attention to the unemployment of vulnerable groups and other social justice issues. Moreover, this paper provides an opportunity to expand the academic horizon of the JET as a research field.

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Towards energy justice and energy sovereignty: Participatory co-design of off-grid systems in the Brazilian Amazon

IF 6.9 2区经济学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Energy Research & Social Science

Pub Date : 2024-11-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2024.103858

Rafael Lembi , Maria Claudia Lopez , Karina Ninni Ramos , Igor Cavallini Johansen , Lázaro João Santana da Silva , Manoel Roberval Pimentel Santos , Gabriel Yúri Campos Lacerda , Gisele Souza Neuls , Emilio Moran

Participatory processes that emphasize energy justice and energy sovereignty are essential to provide electricity for those in need in just and sustainable ways. For isolated, off-grid communities, access to electricity remains a significant challenge, especially in the Global South. Participation is critical to ensuring the viability and sustainability of off-grid energy systems in remote areas, as communities need to be self-reliant in managing and maintaining their own systems. However, experiences of participatory co-design of community-owned, off-grid energy systems – including participation in the steps of planning, dimensioning, installation, training, and management – are still underreported in the literature. In collaboration with three off-grid communities in the municipality of Santarém in the Brazilian Amazon, we conducted a participatory co-design process that delivered photovoltaic systems and a hydrokinetic turbine, using microgrids to improve energy access. We describe and discuss how participation was facilitated through transdisciplinary methods, including participatory workshops, surveys, observations, and direct engagement with community members. Our theoretically grounded approach to community engagement advances both the theory and practice of place-based, just energy transitions. Moreover, it also offers a practical example of how energy justice and energy sovereignty could be empirically practiced by academics and practitioners alike.

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What is important for consumers' energy-related decisions? A cross-sectoral systematic review and meta-analysis for the Nordic countries

IF 6.9 2区经济学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Energy Research & Social Science

Pub Date : 2024-11-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2024.103861

Behzad Zamanipour, Ilkka Keppo

The energy transition is shaped by the decisions of individuals. These decisions, in turn, are influenced by a diverse set of factors that have been the object of various studies reported in the literature. Most of these studies have, however, focused on a single decision or a sector. Here, we conduct for the Nordic countries a systematic literature review and a meta-analysis of factors affecting four important consumers' energy-related decisions, namely (1) the choice between an electric or a conventional vehicle, (2) mode choice for personal transport, (3) choice of heating system, and (4) deployment of energy-saving measures at home. We aim to identify the implications that certain factors may have for many of such decisions, potentially encouraging some while discouraging others. Our analysis shows that a group of factors, such as attitude, comfort, costs, living in a detached house, emission implications of the choice, perceived behavioral control, environmental friendliness of the technology, and subjective norm, affect multiple decisions uniformly, in terms of the direction of effect the factor has on environmentally benign decisions. There are, however, also factors for which trade-offs exist, for example, while better public transport infrastructure encourages the use of public transport use, it discourages walking and cycling. We also show differences in outcomes between revealed and stated preferences surveys. Our analysis shows that for electric vehicle adoption, the statistical significance of factors typically increases when excluding the stated preferences surveys. Finally, our findings can aid policymakers in crafting more effective interventions to meet climate targets.

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Who is vulnerable in regional energy transitions? An intersectional energy justice analysis of the Rotterdam-the Hague region 谁是地区能源转型中的弱势群体？对鹿特丹-海牙地区能源公正的交叉分析

IF 6.9 2区经济学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Energy Research & Social Science

Pub Date : 2024-11-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2024.103859

Amanda Martinez-Reyes, Sybren Wolters, Olaf Luijk, Özge Okur, Thomas Hoppe

A just energy transition requires not only the achievement of low-carbon goals but also the creation of fairer energy systems where special attention is given to identifying vulnerable groups and addressing the inequalities they experience. Governing energy transitions at the regional level may help formulate and implement tailored policies addressing vulnerabilities at the local level. However, there is limited understanding of the vulnerabilities that citizen groups experience in energy regions. We formulated three objectives to address this gap: I) identifying energy vulnerabilities in a regional transition context; II) understanding what citizen groups experience them and why; and III) identifying barriers that prevent policies from engaging with these groups. We applied a case-study research design to the Rotterdam-The Hague energy region in the Netherlands. Data collection involved semi-structured expert and stakeholder interviews and a review of newspaper articles and policy reports. We processed data with a thematic analysis drawing from energy justice literature and intersectionality theory. Three main energy vulnerabilities were identified: unaffordability of energy consumption, the lack of opportunity to own self-generation technology, and little to no inclusion in decision-making processes. The findings reveal five groups prone to vulnerability and the conditions that put them in a vulnerable situation, such as living in an energy-inefficient house. We conclude that regional energy transition policies should consider intersections of society while offering more support to municipalities to enable them to engage citizen groups at higher risk of energy vulnerability.

公正的能源转型不仅需要实现低碳目标，还需要建立更加公平的能源系统，在这一系统中，要特别关注确定弱势群体并解决他们所经历的不平等问题。在区域层面管理能源转型可能有助于制定和实施有针对性的政策，解决地方层面的脆弱性问题。然而，人们对公民群体在能源地区所经历的脆弱性了解有限。我们制定了三个目标来弥补这一不足：I) 确定地区转型背景下的能源脆弱性；II) 了解哪些公民群体会经历这些脆弱性及其原因；III) 确定阻碍政策与这些群体接触的障碍。我们在荷兰鹿特丹-海牙能源地区采用了案例研究设计。数据收集包括半结构式专家和利益相关者访谈，以及对报纸文章和政策报告的审查。我们借鉴能源公正文献和交叉性理论，采用专题分析法处理数据。我们确定了三个主要的能源脆弱性：能源消费负担不起、缺乏拥有自发电技术的机会以及很少或根本没有参与决策过程。研究结果揭示了五个易受影响的群体，以及使他们处于弱势地位的条件，如居住在能源效率低下的房屋中。我们的结论是，地区能源转型政策应考虑社会的交叉性，同时为市政当局提供更多支持，使其能够让能源脆弱性风险较高的公民群体参与进来。

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The intangible technological innovation system: The role and influence of voluntary and compliance carbon markets on carbon dioxide removal in the European Union 无形技术创新体系：自愿和履约碳市场对欧盟二氧化碳减排的作用和影响

IF 6.9 2区经济学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Energy Research & Social Science

Pub Date : 2024-11-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2024.103851

Nick Deknatel, Adriaan van der Loos

Limiting global temperature rise requires many carbon mitigation solutions, including carbon dioxide removal (CDR); however, commercial deployment of CDR is limited. Due to the intangible nature of negative carbon, market formation is challenging. This research analyzes the CDR technological innovation system in the European Union to unravel how market formation for such products can occur. The research focuses on voluntary (soft) and compliance (hard) carbon market institutions to understand their impact on the development of intangible products. Interviews were conducted with 26 CDR experts, complemented by a separate survey. Our results show that private certification programs governed by soft institutions are crucial in driving demand in the early market phase; subsequently, stringent market formation mechanisms governed by hard institutions will be essential to foster market acceleration. However, the exact shape of hard institutions is not yet clear. Overall, a combination of soft and hard institutions is crucial for market formation and diffusion of CDR technologies.

限制全球气温上升需要许多碳减排解决方案，其中包括二氧化碳清除（CDR）；然而，CDR 的商业应用非常有限。由于负碳的无形性，市场形成具有挑战性。本研究分析了欧盟的 CDR 技术创新体系，以揭示此类产品的市场形成过程。研究重点关注自愿（软）和履约（硬）碳市场机构，以了解它们对无形产品开发的影响。我们对 26 位 CDR 专家进行了访谈，并进行了单独调查。我们的研究结果表明，在早期市场阶段，由软机构管理的私人认证项目对推动需求至关重要；随后，由硬机构管理的严格市场形成机制对促进市场加速发展至关重要。然而，硬性制度的具体形式尚不明确。总体而言，软、硬制度的结合对于 CDR 技术的市场形成和推广至关重要。

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Mirages or miracles? Lithium extraction and the just energy transition 奇迹还是奇迹？锂的提取与公正的能源转型

IF 6.9 2区经济学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Energy Research & Social Science

Pub Date : 2024-11-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2024.103862

Carmel Dowling, Gerardo Otero

Achieving a 1.5 °C global temperature limit by 2050 has heightened the need for lithium extraction for energy storage. This is touted by governments and industry as essential to a clean, just energy transition. However, critiques reveal tensions between this ideal and the realities of lithium extraction, questioning whether it represents a continuation of extractive capitalism or a pathway to sustainable development grounded in social and environmental justice. Our critical review of the literature synthesizes lithium supply chain dynamics and interdisciplinary critiques of lithium extractivism. It exposes the contradictions and challenges in relying on lithium for climate solutions. Key issues include high water usage, toxic waste, CO₂ emissions, and deepening global inequalities along racial and class lines. We argue that meaningful reform requires both local engagement with affected communities, especially Indigenous groups, and robust state policies to democratize the extraction process.

要在 2050 年前实现 1.5 ℃ 的全球温度限制，这就更加需要提取锂来储存能源。政府和工业界将其视为清洁、公正能源转型的关键。然而，批评揭示了这一理想与锂开采现实之间的矛盾，质疑锂开采是采掘资本主义的延续，还是基于社会和环境正义的可持续发展之路。我们对文献的批判性回顾综合了锂供应链动态和对锂开采主义的跨学科批判。它揭示了依赖锂来解决气候问题的矛盾和挑战。主要问题包括高用水量、有毒废物、二氧化碳排放以及种族和阶级不平等的加剧。我们认为，有意义的改革既需要当地受影响社区（尤其是土著群体）的参与，也需要强有力的国家政策使开采过程民主化。

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Energy coaching and ‘fix team’ retrofitting to mitigate energy poverty: An ex-post analysis of treatment and interaction effects 能源辅导和 "固定团队 "改造以减轻能源贫困：对治疗和交互效应的事后分析

IF 6.9 2区经济学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Energy Research & Social Science

Pub Date : 2024-11-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2024.103807

T.M. Croon , E. Maghsoudi Nia , S. He , Q.K. Qian , M.G. Elsinga , J.S.C.M. Hoekstra , C. Van Ooij , A.J. Van der Wal

Rising energy prices across Europe have increased concerns over energy poverty. Despite significant scholarly focus on financial relief measures instituted by national governments, locally tailored crisis measures have remained overlooked. This study delves into the Dutch context, where part of the government's response to the energy crisis was decentralised, allowing municipalities considerable discretion in experimenting with energy poverty interventions. It compares two strategies: ‘energy coaching’ services – offering advice on sustainable energy practices – and shallow retrofitting by ‘fix teams’ – installing minor energy-saving measures in homes. The impact of these interventions on residential comfort, sustainable behaviour adoption, and (financial concerns regarding) energy bills is assessed through an extensive survey involving treatment and control groups coupled with detailed administrative data on households and dwellings. Results indicate that, on an aggregate level, local interventions significantly enhanced perceived comfort and reduced energy bills among the treatment groups. Comparing individual interventions, notably, more extensive ones such as fix teams and comprehensive energy coaching were significantly more impactful than those involving a single visit, highlighting the importance of continuous engagement. Additionally, we found that energy poverty status significantly amplified the effectiveness of these interventions, thereby stressing the importance of focusing efforts on vulnerable households.

欧洲各地不断上涨的能源价格加剧了人们对能源贫困的担忧。尽管学者们对国家政府制定的财政救济措施给予了极大关注，但针对地方的危机应对措施仍被忽视。本研究深入探讨了荷兰的情况，荷兰政府应对能源危机的部分措施是权力下放的，允许市政当局在尝试能源贫困干预措施时有相当大的自由裁量权。本研究比较了两种策略：能源指导 "服务--提供可持续能源实践方面的建议，以及由 "修复小组 "进行的浅层改造--在住宅中安装小型节能措施。通过涉及治疗组和对照组的广泛调查，并结合有关家庭和住宅的详细行政数据，评估了这些干预措施对居住舒适度、可持续行为采纳以及（有关能源账单的财务问题）的影响。结果表明，从总体上看，地方干预措施显著提高了治疗组的舒适度，降低了能源账单。与单个干预措施相比，固定小组和综合能源指导等范围更广的干预措施的效果明显优于只进行一次访问的干预措施，这凸显了持续参与的重要性。此外，我们还发现，能源贫困状况大大提高了这些干预措施的效果，从而强调了将工作重点放在弱势家庭上的重要性。

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Enhancing anticipatory governance to accelerate just energy transitions in Australia 加强预期治理，加速澳大利亚的公正能源转型

IF 6.9 2区经济学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Energy Research & Social Science

Pub Date : 2024-11-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2024.103839

Chris Riedy

Accelerating just energy transitions requires governance under uncertain conditions created by climate change, deregulated energy markets, policy volatility, accelerating technological development, and changing customer roles and expectations. In such an uncertain environment, there is a high risk that decisions will have unforeseen consequences that harm some actors, creating unjust outcomes. Energy systems must collectively develop the anticipatory capacity to explore future possibilities and the implications of different decisions and pathways for and with all affected actors. This paper assesses the anticipatory capacity of the Australian energy system and identifies ways it could be enhanced to accelerate just energy transitions. It draws on a review of representative industry publications, workshops and interviews with industry stakeholders to evaluate the mix of anticipatory practices, scope of anticipatory work, and types of anticipatory governance that prevail in the Australian energy system. Current practice is dominated by forecasting and normative foresighting approaches that do not sufficiently explore or respond to the diversity of plausible futures. Technological and economic drivers dominate anticipatory work, while politics and values are neglected. Anticipatory governance focuses primarily on assessing or pursuing probable futures to inform strategic policy planning and reduce future risks. The narrow range of current anticipatory practices leaves the sector vulnerable to trend changes, unanticipated customer behaviour, and stranding of assets, all of which can work against just transition. Opportunities exist to enhance anticipatory capacity by adopting a more holistic and coordinated approach, increasing institutional support, developing horizon scanning services and integrating household imaginaries into anticipatory planning.

加快公正的能源转型需要在气候变化、放松管制的能源市场、政策波动、技术发展加速以及客户角色和期望不断变化等不确定条件下进行治理。在这样一个不确定的环境中，决策很有可能会产生不可预见的后果，损害某些参与者的利益，造成不公正的结果。能源系统必须共同发展预测能力，为所有受影响的参与者探索未来的可能性以及不同决策和途径的影响。本文对澳大利亚能源系统的预测能力进行了评估，并确定了可提高这种能力的方法，以加快公正的能源转型。本文参考了具有代表性的行业出版物、研讨会以及与行业利益相关者的访谈，对澳大利亚能源系统中普遍存在的预测性实践组合、预测性工作范围以及预测性治理类型进行了评估。目前的实践以预测和规范性展望方法为主，没有充分探索或应对各种可能的未来。技术和经济驱动因素在预测工作中占主导地位，而政治和价值观则被忽视。预测性治理主要侧重于评估或追求可能的未来，以便为战略政策规划提供信息并降低未来的风险。目前的预见性实践范围狭窄，使该部门容易受到趋势变化、客户意外行为和资产搁浅的影响，所有这些都可能不利于公正过渡。通过采取更加全面和协调的方法、增加机构支持、开发前景扫描服务以及将家庭想象力纳入预期规划，提高预测能力的机会是存在的。

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When does symbolism matter most? Exploring electric vehicle adoption intent through surveys in two United States cities 象征意义何时最重要？通过在美国两个城市开展调查探究电动汽车的采用意向

IF 6.9 2区经济学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Energy Research & Social Science

Pub Date : 2024-11-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2024.103818

Atar Herziger , Andre L. Carrel , Nicole Sintov

Perceptions that Electric Vehicles (EVs) hold symbolic value— expressing the owners' identity, values, and status—are positively associated with willingness to purchase an EV. However, is this relationship between symbolic value and purchase intent fixed over time or does it change as the purchase decision draws nearer? In two cross-sectional survey studies, we assess whether and how purchase timing moderates the association between EV symbolic value and adoption intent. Study 1 (N = 565; Columbus, Ohio) finds symbolic value is more closely related to EV adoption intent when a purchase decision is near in time. Study 2 (N = 709; Los Angeles, California) replicates these findings and yields evidence of symbolic value as a mechanism. Specifically, the association between EV symbolic value and identity is stronger among individuals nearer to a purchase decision. This identity-enhanced symbolism, in turn, is positively associated with EV adoption intent. Though our samples were relatively small to detect moderation, this work provides initial evidence that the relationship between symbolic value and adoption intent is stronger when individuals are near (vs. distant) in time to a vehicle purchase decision. We employ two psychological theories, Identity-Based Motivation Theory and Construal Level Theory, to interpret our findings and suggest that an identity-based motivational pull toward products may be partly explained by enhanced symbolic value as one nears a product purchase.

认为电动汽车（EV）具有象征性价值--表达了车主的身份、价值观和地位--与购买电动汽车的意愿呈正相关。然而，象征性价值与购买意愿之间的这种关系是随着时间的推移而固定不变，还是随着购买决策的临近而发生变化？在两项横截面调查研究中，我们评估了购买时机是否以及如何调节电动汽车象征性价值与采用意向之间的关系。研究 1（N = 565；俄亥俄州哥伦布市）发现，当购买决策的时间临近时，象征性价值与电动汽车采用意向的关系更为密切。研究 2（N = 709；加利福尼亚州洛杉矶市）重复了这些发现，并得出了象征性价值作为一种机制的证据。具体来说，在临近做出购买决策的个体中，电动汽车象征性价值与身份之间的关联性更强。这种身份认同增强的象征意义反过来又与电动汽车的采用意向正相关。虽然我们的样本相对较小，无法检测出调节作用，但这项工作提供了初步证据，证明当个体在时间上接近（而不是远离）车辆购买决策时，象征性价值与采用意向之间的关系更强。我们运用了两种心理学理论--基于身份的动机理论和构象水平理论--来解释我们的研究结果，并提出基于身份的动机对产品的拉动作用可以部分地通过临近购买产品时象征性价值的增强来解释。

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