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Policy stagnation or reevaluation? Exploring the regulatory dimensions of carbon capture, utilisation and storage in Finland and the Baltic countries 政策停滞还是重新评估？探讨芬兰和波罗的海国家碳捕集、利用和封存的监管问题

IF 6.9 2区经济学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Energy Research & Social Science

Pub Date : 2024-11-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2024.103825

Katariina Buure , Laura Kainiemi , Jarkko Levänen , Julija Gusca

Carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) technologies are increasingly viewed as essential tools in the global effort to mitigate climate change by rapidly reducing carbon emissions. Within the European Union (EU) regulatory framework, these technologies are positioned as critical components in the transition to an industrial climate-neutral future, as they hold significant potential to reduce carbon emissions and help meet long-term climate goals. Yet, despite this potential, the large-scale deployment of CCUS technologies continues to face challenges. This study explores the specific regulatory and policy challenges hindering the implementation of CCUS in Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The policy cycle approach used in the analysis highlights the importance of continuous evaluation and adaptation to ensure policies remain effective and responsive to both technological advancements and societal needs. Through interviews with high-level decision-makers and industry representatives and a comparative analysis of national policies and their alignment with EU-level regulations, the research identifies a significant disconnect between EU ambitions and national execution. Scepticism from decision-makers towards CCUS technologies, coupled with a lack of trust in regulatory bodies from the industry, has further intensified these challenges and made it difficult for CCUS technologies to gain momentum. To address these issues, we recommend clearer, more harmonised regulations and increased collaboration between decision-makers, industries and researchers. The successful implementation of CCUS technologies could significantly contribute to achieving shared climate goals.

碳捕集、利用和封存（CCUS）技术越来越被视为全球通过快速减少碳排放来减缓气候变化的重要工具。在欧盟（EU）的监管框架内，这些技术被定位为向未来工业气候中和过渡的关键组成部分，因为它们在减少碳排放和帮助实现长期气候目标方面具有巨大潜力。然而，尽管潜力巨大，CCUS 技术的大规模部署仍然面临挑战。本研究探讨了阻碍 CCUS 在芬兰、爱沙尼亚、拉脱维亚和立陶宛实施的具体监管和政策挑战。分析中采用的政策周期方法强调了持续评估和调整的重要性，以确保政策始终有效，并对技术进步和社会需求做出响应。通过对高层决策者和行业代表的访谈，以及对国家政策及其与欧盟法规一致性的比较分析，研究发现欧盟的雄心壮志与国家执行之间存在严重脱节。决策者对 CCUS 技术持怀疑态度，加上业界对监管机构缺乏信任，进一步加剧了这些挑战，使 CCUS 技术难以获得发展动力。为解决这些问题，我们建议制定更明确、更统一的法规，并加强决策者、行业和研究人员之间的合作。CCUS 技术的成功实施将极大地促进共同气候目标的实现。

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A political economy analysis of the electricity sector in Côte d'Ivoire 科特迪瓦电力部门的政治经济分析

IF 6.9 2区经济学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Energy Research & Social Science

Pub Date : 2024-11-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2024.103833

Wondia Mireille Yeo

The Ivorian electricity sector is undergoing significant changes due to new entrants, increased investments in generation projects, and the development of new policies and initiatives. Using a political economy perspective and a qualitative research method, this paper analyses the dynamics shaping this sector's transformation. Empirically, the study contributes to the understanding of power relations in the energy sector in Côte d'Ivoire. It adds to the growing research on changes in the energy sector in West African countries. Theoretically, the paper contributes to the literature on the political economy of the electricity sector in Sub-Saharan Africa by highlighting neo-colonial relations. The study identifies the actors and institutions involved in the Ivorian electricity sector as well as their interests, and examines the instrumental and structural power of key actors. The findings reveal that, first a three-party institutional structure consisting of the President of the Republic, the Ministry of Energy, and the public agency Ci-Energies all play decisive roles in the decision-making processes at the national level and apply a top-down approach. This institutional trio exerts instrumental power and is able to influence the inclusion and exclusion of stakeholders which has implications for the inclusivity of the sector. Second, there are complex power interrelations among actors, and the sector heavily relies on international finance and has been shaped by vested interests from international actors including French companies. The paper argues that uneven power relations allow the prevalence of foreign interests and impede the development of the domestic electricity industry.

由于新企业的加入、发电项目投资的增加以及新政策和新举措的制定，科特迪瓦电力行业正在经历重大变革。本文采用政治经济学视角和定性研究方法，分析了该行业转型的动力。从经验角度看，本研究有助于理解科特迪瓦能源行业的权力关系。该研究为有关西非国家能源行业变化的日益增多的研究增添了新的内容。从理论上讲，本文通过强调新殖民主义关系，为有关撒哈拉以南非洲电力部门政治经济学的文献做出了贡献。研究确定了参与科特迪瓦电力部门的参与者和机构及其利益，并考察了主要参与者的工具性和结构性权力。研究结果表明，首先，由共和国总统、能源部和公共机构 Ci-Energies 组成的三方体制结构在国家层面的决策过程中发挥着决定性作用，并采用自上而下的方式。这三个机构发挥着工具性力量，能够影响利益相关者的融入和排斥，从而对该部门的包容性产生影响。其次，参与者之间存在复杂的权力关系，该部门严重依赖国际资金，并受到包括法国公司在内的国际参与者既得利益的影响。本文认为，不平衡的权力关系使得外国利益盛行，阻碍了国内电力行业的发展。

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Making space for environmental justice in renewable energy planning 在可再生能源规划中为环境正义留出空间

IF 6.9 2区经济学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Energy Research & Social Science

Pub Date : 2024-11-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2024.103806

Leire Urkidi Azkarraga, Mikel Gurrutxaga

Against the backdrop of the energy transition, the development of renewable energies implies risks and imbalances that could be mitigated by taking proper spatial planning approaches. The Territorial Sectoral Plan for Renewable Energies of the Basque Country (Spain) aims to organize the deployment of large-scale projects for multiple energy sources, on rural, non-developable land and on a regional scale. Plans of this kind are scarce in Europe and almost nonexistent in Spain. In the article, we analyze the drafting process of the Territorial Sectoral Plan using a combination of methods, in order to identify the perceived injustices of the plan and to discuss them within the multi-dimensional environmental justice framework. In this case, the key perceived injustices are linked to: (1) the misrecognition of rural communities and mountain areas as a key axis of inequality—related to disrupted attachment to place; (2) the corporate and mercantilist nature of the current energy system; (3) the conflict between mitigation objectives and adaptation functions/capabilities; and (4) the absence of multi-scalar decision-making processes and the limited scope of participation. Furthermore, this article provides a series of normative proposals regarding spatial planning for renewable energies in similar contexts. The study concludes that the intersection between spatial energy planning and environmental justice could constitute a fertile research field in the quest for fair energy transitions.

在能源转型的背景下，可再生能源的发展意味着风险和不平衡，而采取适当的空间规划方法可以缓解这些风险和不平衡。巴斯克地区（西班牙）的 "可再生能源地区部门计划 "旨在组织在农村、不可开发土地和地区范围内部署多种能源的大型项目。此类计划在欧洲很少，在西班牙几乎不存在。在这篇文章中，我们采用多种方法分析了 "国土部门计划 "的起草过程，以确定该计划中存在的不公正现象，并在多维环境正义框架内对其进行讨论。在这种情况下，主要的不公正现象与以下方面有关：(1) 农村社区和山区被误认为是不平等的关键轴心，这与对地方的依恋遭到破坏有关；(2) 当前能源系统的企业和重商主义性质；(3) 减缓目标与适应功能/能力之间的冲突；(4) 缺乏多尺度决策过程以及参与范围有限。此外，本文还就类似情况下的可再生能源空间规划提出了一系列规范性建议。研究得出结论，空间能源规划与环境正义之间的交叉可以成为寻求公平能源过渡的一个肥沃的研究领域。

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Large inequalities in climate mitigation scenarios are not supported by theories of distributive justice 分配公平理论不支持气候减缓情景中的巨大不平等

IF 6.9 2区经济学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Energy Research & Social Science

Pub Date : 2024-11-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2024.103813

Joel Millward-Hopkins , Yamina Saheb , Jason Hickel

Existing global climate mitigation scenarios perpetuate large inequalities in energy and income between countries and regions for the rest of the century, and modellers have recently begun to assess these dynamics in light of distributive justice theories. However, these theories are intended to describe inequalities within nations and cannot straightforwardly be applied to inequalities between nations or world regions. Indeed, an analysis of key distributive justice theories suggests that, in contexts of international or interregional inequalities, moral justifications for inequality cannot be sustained, while arguments in favour of egalitarianism become stronger.

在本世纪余下的时间里，现有的全球气候减缓方案将使国家和地区之间在能源和收入方面的巨大不平等永久化。然而，这些理论旨在描述国家内部的不平等，不能直接应用于国家或世界地区之间的不平等。事实上，对主要分配正义理论的分析表明，在国际或地区间不平等的情况下，不平等的道德理由是站不住脚的，而支持平等主义的论点则变得更加有力。

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Policy mixes for net-zero energy transitions: Insights from energy sector integration in Germany 能源净零过渡的政策组合：德国能源行业一体化的启示

IF 6.9 2区经济学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Energy Research & Social Science

Pub Date : 2024-10-31 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2024.103822

Sarah Olbrich , Dierk Bauknecht , Philipp Späth

Energy sector integration is one key strategy in the German net-zero energy transition to decarbonise the energy-consuming sectors mobility, heating and industry. Energy sector integration describes connecting power, heat, mobility and industrial processes as well as their infrastructure through either the use of renewable power (direct electrification) or the use of low carbon hydrogen and its derivates (indirect electrification).

In this contribution, we evaluate the comprehensiveness of the German policy mix for energy sector integration using the policy intervention points framework. To do so, we mapped the policy mix and discussed it with experts in energy policy and energy sector integration.

We show that next to diffusing low-carbon technologies, taking an overarching system perspective across the sectors and addressing systemic problems in the emerging system are major challenges. Furthermore, the policy mix should be better coordinated as, due to the current sectoral silo thinking, it is often unclear how sectoral and energy carrier-specific policy elements relate to each other. As well, mistrust in the credibility of the policy mix leads to uncertainty, fear of sunk investments and planning insecurity.

Based on the empirical analysis, we propose to add system building as additional policy intervention point. System building aims to take an overarching system perspective on the new and contested system configuration, which allows to coordinate transition processes with regard to a systemic goal like the net-zero goal and to identify and address systemic problems that emerge during the transition.

能源部门一体化是德国能源净零过渡的一项关键战略，旨在实现交通、供热和工业等能源消耗部门的去碳化。能源部门一体化是指通过使用可再生能源（直接电气化）或使用低碳氢气及其衍生物（间接电气化），将电力、供热、交通和工业流程及其基础设施连接起来。在本报告中，我们利用政策干预点框架评估了德国能源部门一体化政策组合的全面性。为此，我们绘制了政策组合图，并与能源政策和能源行业整合方面的专家进行了讨论。我们的研究表明，除了推广低碳技术之外，从总体系统的角度来看待各行业以及解决新兴系统中的系统性问题也是一大挑战。此外，还应更好地协调政策组合，因为由于目前的部门孤岛思维，部门和能源载体特定政策要素之间的关系往往并不明确。此外，对政策组合可信度的不信任也会导致不确定性、对沉没投资的恐惧以及规划的不安全性。系统建设旨在从总体系统的角度来看待新的、有争议的系统配置，从而协调与净零目标等系统目标有关的过渡进程，并识别和解决过渡期间出现的系统问题。

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Embracing complexity: Microgrids and community engagement in Australia 拥抱复杂性：澳大利亚的微电网和社区参与

IF 6.9 2区经济学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Energy Research & Social Science

Pub Date : 2024-10-31 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2024.103811

Farzan Tahir, Scott Dwyer, Scott Kelly

In the context of the energy transition and a changing climate, microgrids have emerged as a promising solution for ensuring a resilient and reliable electricity supply for rural and remote areas. Beyond the technical and economic considerations, social acceptance will be immensely important if microgrids are to be widely adopted by the people who live in these communities. This requires complex community engagement strategies delivered by knowledgeable practitioners, encouraging collaborative participation and active community involvement in decision-making. This study investigated how community engagement was applied by nineteen organisations that received funding to undertake microgrid feasibility studies for ninety communities across Australia between 2020 and 2024. A Community-based Participatory research (CBPR) framework was employed to uncover the challenges encountered at each step of the engagement process and what was done to overcome them. The study revealed major community engagement challenges, including inadequate funding, low energy literacy levels, and engagement fatigue. The findings also suggest that due to the inherent complexity of microgrids, these projects need to take an iterative and flexible approach, planning for expansive and resource-intensive engagement with the community to be effective. The research findings provide valuable insights for community engagement practitioners, policymakers, and service providers involved in planning microgrids and developing related policies and programs for rural and remote communities.

在能源转型和气候不断变化的背景下，微电网已成为确保为农村和偏远地区提供弹性和可靠电力供应的一种有前途的解决方案。除了技术和经济方面的考虑，如果微电网要被生活在这些社区的人们广泛采用，社会的接受度将是非常重要的。这就需要由知识渊博的从业人员实施复杂的社区参与战略，鼓励合作参与和社区积极参与决策。本研究调查了获得资助的 19 家机构如何在 2020 年至 2024 年期间对澳大利亚的 90 个社区进行微电网可行性研究，并对社区参与的应用情况进行了调查。研究采用了基于社区的参与式研究（CBPR）框架，以揭示参与过程中每一步所遇到的挑战，以及为克服这些挑战所采取的措施。研究揭示了社区参与的主要挑战，包括资金不足、能源知识水平低和参与疲劳。研究结果还表明，由于微电网固有的复杂性，这些项目需要采取迭代和灵活的方法，计划与社区进行广泛和资源密集型的接触，这样才能取得成效。研究结果为参与微电网规划以及为农村和偏远社区制定相关政策和计划的社区参与实践者、政策制定者和服务提供者提供了宝贵的见解。

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Enablers or barriers: The multifaceted tales of power generation companies in China's energy transition 推动者还是障碍？发电企业在中国能源转型中的多重故事

IF 6.9 2区经济学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Energy Research & Social Science

Pub Date : 2024-10-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2024.103808

Ying Sun , Aitong Li , Taorui Ren

Synchronizing creation and destruction in energy transition could be challenging, and the policy mixes might not be well coordinated. Preexisting studies have given state-centered interpretations to the misalignment between the ‘creative’ and ‘destructive’ efforts. Complementing the state-centered perspectives, this paper tries to offer an alternative explanation from the lens of the political-economic rationality of the state-owned power companies (SPCs) at the micro-level. The analysis uncovers a blend of strategies through which SPCs navigate the intricate landscape of the transition mandates, including (1) engaging in territory competition, (2) utilizing natural gas to adjust the pace of transition, (3) planning renewable energy investment sequences, (4) implementing supply chain management, and (5) deploying financial innovations. Out of these strategies emerge the multifaceted roles of the incumbents, who occupy a dynamic space that lies between being barriers and serving as enablers. The complex interplay and possible discordance between government intervention and the incumbents' responses introduce elements of complexity and unpredictability into the transition process. These findings call for the integration of macro- and micro-scale perspectives to ensure that policies and interventions are robust enough to accommodate both anticipated and unforeseen challenges.

在能源转型过程中同步进行创造和破坏可能具有挑战性，政策组合可能无法很好地协调。对于 "创造性 "和 "破坏性 "努力之间的不协调，已有研究给出了以国家为中心的解释。作为对以国家为中心的观点的补充，本文试图从微观层面上国有电力公司的政治经济理性角度提供另一种解释。分析揭示了国有电力公司在错综复杂的转型任务中采取的一系列策略，包括（1）参与地区竞争，（2）利用天然气调整转型步伐，（3）规划可再生能源投资序列，（4）实施供应链管理，以及（5）部署金融创新。在这些战略中，现任者扮演着多方面的角色，他们占据着一个既是障碍又是推动者的动态空间。政府干预与在职者应对之间复杂的相互作用和可能的不协调为转型过程带来了复杂性和不可预测性。这些研究结果要求将宏观和微观视角结合起来，以确保政策和干预措施足够有力，既能应对预期的挑战，也能应对不可预见的挑战。

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How (and by whom) energy policy is really made: Insights from the Scottish political system 能源政策究竟是如何制定的（以及由谁来制定）：苏格兰政治体制的启示

IF 6.9 2区经济学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Energy Research & Social Science

Pub Date : 2024-10-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2024.103817

Kirsten E.H. Jenkins

In the energy research and social science community, our papers often state ambitions to influence energy policy. Sometimes we comment on fiscal levers, highlight areas of neglect, or identify social groups deserving of more attention. In other cases, we seek to advance or evaluate approaches, including methods for energy policy analysis to evaluate policy mix robustness, for instance. Our recommendations and claims often come alongside an indication of the recipients being “policymakers” or “decision-makers”, but who are these people, and where are our recommendations landing? Or, to ask the question central to this perspective directly, how and by whom is energy policy really made?

In response to this question, this perspective exposes challenges around and opportunities for academic engagement with policy. It is not theoretically grounded or literature-based, but a reflexive personal account which other authors might engage with and learn from. Drawing on experience from interactions with the Scottish Parliament and Scottish Government, this perspective presents “lessons learnt, and insights gained”, offered coherently for those without a background in this area, with no direct experience of it, or an ambition to contribute. It reflects on: (1) who the experts are, (2) the size of policymaking teams, (3) processes for establishing priorities and targets, (4) the quick-slow pace of policy processes, and (5) timelines for evaluation and monitoring.

This perspective argues that to make energy policy impact, we need be precise; academics need to know exactly who we are talking to; and we need to know how the system works.

在能源研究和社会科学界，我们的论文经常阐述影响能源政策的雄心壮志。有时，我们会对财政杠杆发表评论，强调被忽视的领域，或指出值得更多关注的社会群体。在其他情况下，我们寻求推进或评估各种方法，例如评估政策组合稳健性的能源政策分析方法。我们在提出建议和主张的同时，往往会指出建议和主张的接受者是 "政策制定者 "或 "决策者"，但这些人是谁，我们的建议又落脚于何处？或者，直接提出本观点的核心问题：能源政策究竟是如何制定的，由谁来制定？它不是以理论为基础，也不是以文献为依据，而是一种反思性的个人陈述，其他作者可以参与其中并从中学习。根据与苏格兰议会和苏格兰政府互动的经验，本视角提出了 "吸取的教训和获得的启示"，为那些没有该领域背景、没有直接经验或没有贡献抱负的人提供了连贯一致的观点。它反映了(1) 谁是专家，(2) 决策团队的规模，(3) 确定优先事项和目标的流程，(4) 政策流程的快慢节奏，(5) 评估和监控的时限。本视角认为，要使能源政策产生影响，我们需要准确无误；学者需要确切知道我们在与谁交谈；我们需要知道系统是如何运作的。

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Negotiating risks in electricity market regimes: What lessons can be learned from the history of liberalisation reform for net zero transitions? 电力市场制度中的风险谈判：从净零过渡自由化改革的历史中可以汲取哪些经验教训？

IF 6.9 2区经济学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Energy Research & Social Science

Pub Date : 2024-10-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2024.103790

Ronan Bolton

This paper develops a historical account of the introduction of electricity markets and liberalisation reforms in Britain and Europe. Drawing on the field of ‘policy-orientated history’ in energy studies, cases are analysed with a view to informing contemporary debates about fundamental reforms to electricity markets for renewables integration into power systems. A dynamic approach to market reform is suggested which analyses change across different dimensions of ‘electricity market regimes’. These are the negotiated rules and regulations through which the risks and costs associated with electricity systems are allocated. Electricity market regimes are shaped by political choices around economic risks and their allocation between producers, consumers and broader society. Based on the framework and historical analysis, the paper offers an analytical approach for the study of contemporary reforms of electricity markets in the context of net zero transitions.

本文从历史角度阐述了英国和欧洲电力市场的引入和自由化改革。本文借鉴能源研究中的 "政策导向史 "领域，对案例进行了分析，以期为当代有关电力市场根本性改革的讨论提供信息，从而将可再生能源纳入电力系统。建议采用一种动态的市场改革方法，分析 "电力市场制度 "不同层面的变化。这些都是经过协商的规则和条例，通过这些规则和条例分配与电力系统相关的风险和成本。电力市场制度是由围绕经济风险及其在生产者、消费者和更广泛的社会之间的分配所做出的政治选择形成的。基于该框架和历史分析，本文为研究净零过渡背景下的当代电力市场改革提供了一种分析方法。

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Transitioning away from coal: Perspectives of Indian coal unions on achieving a just transition 从煤炭过渡：印度煤炭工会对实现公正过渡的看法

IF 6.9 2区经济学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Energy Research & Social Science

Pub Date : 2024-10-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2024.103812

Naorem Nishikanta Mangang , Pradip Swarnakar , Sandeep Pai

The existing discourse on Just Transition highlights the critical role of trade unions in ensuring justice for workers during the decarbonisation process. While much of the literature focuses on unions in the Global North, studies examining the role of trade unions in the Global South remain limited. In India, where the Just Transition discourse is still emerging, the perspectives and roles of trade unions remain underexplored. Our study addresses this knowledge gap by exploring the perspectives of trade unions in the Indian coal industry on facilitating a Just Transition. We conducted 20 semi-structured interviews with national, state, and grassroots leaders from the five central coal industry trade unions and organised a workshop with senior union leadership. Our findings reveal diverse perspectives shaped by the unions' varying political ideologies and affiliations. However, most union leaders strongly emphasised the urgency of institutionalising social dialogue among stakeholders, with clearly defined roles to ensure an effective transition. Unions also stressed the importance of diversifying local economies to support workers and communities during the transition process. Our study underscores the indispensable role of trade unions in shaping Just Transition policies for the Indian coal industry, ensuring justice and sustainable livelihoods for workers and communities.

关于 "公正过渡 "的现有论述强调了工会在确保工人在去碳化过程中获得公正方面的关键作用。虽然大部分文献关注的是全球北方的工会，但对全球南方工会作用的研究仍然有限。在印度，"公正过渡 "的论述仍在兴起，工会的观点和作用仍未得到充分探讨。我们的研究通过探讨印度煤炭行业工会对促进公正转型的看法，填补了这一知识空白。我们对五个中央煤炭行业工会的国家、邦和基层领导人进行了 20 次半结构化访谈，并与工会高层领导组织了一次研讨会。我们的调查结果揭示了工会因政治意识形态和隶属关系不同而形成的不同观点。然而，大多数工会领导人都极力强调了将利益相关者之间的社会对话制度化的紧迫性，并明确了各自的职责，以确保有效的过渡。工会还强调了在过渡过程中实现地方经济多样化以支持工人和社区的重要性。我们的研究强调了工会在制定印度煤炭行业公正过渡政策、确保工人和社区的公正和可持续生计方面不可或缺的作用。

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