Understanding the Complexity of Governing Energy Transitions: Introducing an Integrated Approach of Policy and Transition Perspectives

Environmental Policy and Governance, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 24, 2025

ABSTRACT This article offers a comprehensive examination of integrating transition studies and policy in the context energy transitions, highlighting importance participatory governance, reflexive frameworks, innovation ecosystems. By combining insights from studies, such as niche innovations, multilevel socio‐technical regime shifts, with studies' institutional analysis, paper provides holistic framework using Germany's Energiewende case study. It explores how governance enhances legitimacy adapts to emerging challenges, sustaining long‐term transitions. The demonstrates value inclusive where stakeholder engagement bolsters both social acceptance. approach also shows that empowering local communities can lead increased trust cooperation implementing policies. leveraging frameworks support ecosystems, Germany has been able integrate renewable technologies into existing infrastructures. Additionally, aligning initiatives national policies proven critical maintaining momentum integration reveals is essential accelerate sustainable while ensuring equitable participation. Further, adaptive measures highlight iterative feedback supports continuous learning flexibility pathways. underscores necessity balancing technological equity ensure just transition. argues these fields better explanatory practical strategies for overcoming obstacles. concludes recommendations future research development, emphasizing inclusivity, adaptability, creating systems.

Language: Английский

Integrated framework of intervention points and transformative outcomes for single- and multi-system transitions

Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 216, P. 124146 - 124146

Published: April 14, 2025

Language: Английский