Fit for social innovation? Policy reflections for EU energy and climate policy making

被引:10
作者
Rogge, Karoline S. [1 ,2 ]
Stadler, Maria [1 ]
de Geus, Tessa [3 ]
Hielscher, Sabine [2 ,4 ]
Wittmayer, Julia [3 ]
Broich, Annalena [5 ]
Kotler, Adrienne
Mischkowski, Niklas [5 ]
Stasik, Agata [6 ]
Ranville, Adelie [7 ]
Vernay, Anne-Lorene [7 ]
机构
[1] Fraunhofer Inst Syst & Innovat Res ISI, Karlsruhe, Germany
[2] Univ Sussex, Sci Policy Res Unit SPRU, Brighton, East Sussex, England
[3] Dutch Res Inst Transit DRIFT, Rotterdam, Netherlands
[4] TU Berlin, Berlin, Germany
[5] Dutch Res Inst Transit DRIFT, NL-3000 DR Rotterdam, Netherlands
[6] Kozminski Univ, Warsaw, Poland
[7] Grenoble Ecole Management, Grenoble, France
来源
OXFORD OPEN ENERGY | 2023年 / 2卷
关键词
social innovation; policy mix; energy transition; energy and climate policy; Fit for 55; COMMUNITY ENERGY; SUSTAINABILITY TRANSITIONS; POLITICAL-POWER; FIELD; RELEVANCE; DYNAMICS; GERMANY; CITIZEN; MODEL;
D O I
10.1093/ooenergy/oiac010
中图分类号
TE [石油、天然气工业]; TK [能源与动力工程];
学科分类号
0807 ; 0820 ;
摘要
Achieving climate-neutrality by mid-century and its intermediary reduction targets for 2030, notably the EU's greenhouse gas emissions reduction of 55% by 2030, requires an accelerated transformation of our systems of production and consumption. In essence, such transformations are socio-technical change processes that require a combination of technological and social innovation. While it is widely acknowledged that ambitious climate and energy policies are needed to accelerate such transition processes, research and practise have largely focused on their importance for spurring technological innovation. In this research perspective, we argue that energy and climate policy making should pay more attention to social innovation as much needed additional puzzle piece for successful decarbonisation. Such social innovation is diverse, ranging from renewable energy cooperatives, to participatory incubation and experimentation, and crowdfunding as well as local electricity exchange. Based on a literature review that informed an EU policy dialogue bringing together policy makers, practitioners and researchers and followed up by a workshop with city administrations, twelve practical action points were co-created on how to better consider social innovation in energy and climate policy making in the EU (and beyond). We thereby hope to stimulate a broader discourse on the dual need for social and technological innovation for reaching climate-neutrality. New social practices - or revived practices from the past - are known as 'social innovations'. Social innovations in energy, like energy cooperatives, participatory experimentation, local electricity exchange and other novel social practices, can help to achieve climate-neutral systems. However, to tap their full potential, energy and climate policy makers must pay greater attention to designing policies that support - rather than block - the further development of such innovations. In this research perspective, 12 practical action points are proposed based on a policy dialogue and workshop, sorted into four overarching priority areas, for how to do this. The paper thereby stimulates a broader discussion (especially among policy makers) on the need for both technological and social innovation in order to reach climate-neutrality. Graphical Abstract
引用
收藏
页数:9
相关论文
共 88 条
[1]   Why does everyone think cities can save the planet? [J].
Angelo, Hillary ;
Wachsmuth, David .
URBAN STUDIES, 2020, 57 (11) :2201-2221
[2]  
[Anonymous], 2018, Reallabore als Testraume fur innovation und Regulierung: Innovationen ermoglichen und Regulierungen weiterentwickeln
[3]  
[Anonymous], 2021, Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council: Business Taxation for the 21st Century
[4]   Transformative social innovation and (dis)empowerment [J].
Avelino, Flor ;
Wittmayer, Julia M. ;
Pel, Bonno ;
Weaver, Paul ;
Dumitru, Adina ;
Haxeltine, Alex ;
Kemp, Rene ;
Jorgensen, Michael S. ;
Bauler, Tom ;
Ruijsink, Saskia ;
O'Riordan, Tim .
TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING AND SOCIAL CHANGE, 2019, 145 :195-206
[5]   Shifting Power Relations in Sustainability Transitions: A Multi-actor Perspective [J].
Avelino, Flor ;
Wittmayer, Julia M. .
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY & PLANNING, 2016, 18 (05) :628-649
[6]   Designing local renewable energy communities to increase social acceptance: Evidence from a choice experiment in Austria, Germany, Italy, and Switzerland [J].
Azarova, Valeriya ;
Cohen, Jed ;
Friedl, Christina ;
Reichl, Johannes .
ENERGY POLICY, 2019, 132 :1176-1183
[7]   What drives the development of community energy in Europe? The case of wind power cooperatives [J].
Bauwens, Thomas ;
Gotchev, Boris ;
Holstenkamp, Lars .
ENERGY RESEARCH & SOCIAL SCIENCE, 2016, 13 :136-147
[8]   Modes of spread in social innovation: A social topology case in rural Portugal [J].
Baxter, Jamie-Scott .
JOURNAL OF RURAL STUDIES, 2023, 99 :243-251
[9]  
Bergman N., 2010, Bottom-up social innovation for addressing climate change
[10]  
Betz R., 2022, ECEEE proceedings