[HTML][HTML] Locked in transition? Towards a conceptualization of path-dependence lock-ins in the renewable energy landscape
A Eitan, MP Hekkert - Energy Research & Social Science, 2023 - Elsevier
In opposition to studies concerning fossil fuel-based energy systems, the transition literature
often overlooks how path-dependence lock-ins affect the renewable energy landscape …
often overlooks how path-dependence lock-ins affect the renewable energy landscape …
Lessons, narratives, and research directions for a sustainable circular economy
The current enthusiasm for the circular economy (CE) offers a unique opportunity to advance
the impact of research on sustainability transitions. Diverse interpretations of CE by scholars …
the impact of research on sustainability transitions. Diverse interpretations of CE by scholars …
[HTML][HTML] Unlocking sustainability? The power of corporate lock-ins and how they shape digital agriculture in Germany
S Hackfort - Journal of Rural Studies, 2023 - Elsevier
The digital transformation of agriculture is widely presented as a path to sustainability and a
win-win strategy that benefits the environment, farmers, and consumers alike. However …
win-win strategy that benefits the environment, farmers, and consumers alike. However …
The role of hydrogen in a net-zero emission economy under alternative policy scenarios
H Kouchaki-Penchah, O Bahn, H Bashiri… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Low emission and green hydrogen as a carbon-free energy carrier has attracted worldwide
attention in decarbonizing the energy system and meeting the Paris agreement target of …
attention in decarbonizing the energy system and meeting the Paris agreement target of …
[HTML][HTML] Analysing transitions in-the-making: A case study of aviation in Sweden
The aim of this paper is to analyse contemporary transitions in the aviation industry in
Sweden. We take a durational perspective to consider narratives as coordinating …
Sweden. We take a durational perspective to consider narratives as coordinating …
[HTML][HTML] Locked in unsustainability: Understanding lock-ins and their interactions using the case of food packaging
Lock-in mechanisms are major hurdles to sustainability transitions. Scholars identified
various types of lock-ins; however, their dynamics and interactions remain underexplored …
various types of lock-ins; however, their dynamics and interactions remain underexplored …
[HTML][HTML] Incumbents' in/ability to drive endogenous sustainability transitions in livestock farming: Lessons from Rotenburg (Germany)
Livestock farmers, as incumbents, face pressures to transition toward sustainability. We
study these actors' role in this process, particularly their in/ability to contribute to …
study these actors' role in this process, particularly their in/ability to contribute to …
Phasing-out 'coal tradition'in favour of 'renewable colonialism': how the press contributes to the discursive (de) legitimization of coal and renewables in a coal region in …
This article examines the Sulcis coal region in Italy and illustrates how discursive dynamics
can impede energy transition by delegitimizing coal decline and the diffusion of renewable …
can impede energy transition by delegitimizing coal decline and the diffusion of renewable …
Assessing regime destabilisation through policy change: An analysis of agricultural policy in the United Kingdom during Brexit
In sustainability transitions research, the deliberate destabilisation of socio-technical
regimes is increasingly recognised as a central intervention point. Absent, however, are …
regimes is increasingly recognised as a central intervention point. Absent, however, are …
[HTML][HTML] Axes of contestation in sustainability transitions
Research in sustainability transitions increasingly acknowledges that the structural
characteristics of socio-technical systems differ. However, little attention has been paid to the …
characteristics of socio-technical systems differ. However, little attention has been paid to the …