Restructuring energy systems for sustainability? Energy transition policy in the Netherlands

被引:276
作者
Kern, Florian [1 ]
Smith, Adrian [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Sussex, SPRU, Sussex Energy Grp, Brighton BN1 9QE, E Sussex, England
基金
英国经济与社会研究理事会;
关键词
Dutch energy transition; Socio-technical systems; Transition management;
D O I
10.1016/j.enpol.2008.06.018
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
Increasingly, researchers and policy makers are confronting the challenge of restructuring energy systems into more sustainable forms. A 'transition management' model, and its adoption in the Netherlands, is attracting attention. Starting from the socio-technical multi-level theory that informs 'transition management', we analyse the 'energy transition' project carried out by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs. Despite considerable achievements, their approach risks capture by the incumbent energy regime, thereby undermining original policy ambitions for structural innovation of the energy system. This experience presents generic dilemmas for transitions approaches. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:4093 / 4103
页数:11
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