A5064889068- Global Energy and Sustainability Research
- Climate Change Policy and Economics
- Global Energy Security and Policy
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies
- Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy
- Natural Resources and Economic Development
- Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Integrated Energy Systems Optimization
- Innovation Policy and R&D
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
- Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems
- Photovoltaic Systems and Sustainability
- Energy, Environment, Economic Growth
- Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
- Geological Studies and Exploration
- demographic modeling and climate adaptation
- Geological and Geochemical Analysis
- Renewable energy and sustainable power systems
- European Union Policy and Governance
- Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies
- Climate Change and Geoengineering
- Nuclear and radioactivity studies
- Environmental and Ecological Studies
Chalmers University of Technology
2019-2024
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
2015-2024
University of Bergen
2017-2024
Kent State University
2024
ORCID
2021
Central European University
2011-2015
Lund University
2011
Brown University
2006
Energy security studies have expanded from their classic beginnings following the 1970s oil crises to encompass various energy sectors and increasingly diverse issues. This viewpoint contributes re-examination of meaning that has accompanied this expansion. Our starting point is an instance in general thus any concept it should address three questions: "Security for whom?", which values?" what threats?" We examine influential approach – 'four As security' (availability, accessibility,...
Economic development, technological innovation, and policy change are especially prominent factors shaping energy transitions. Therefore explaining transitions requires combining insights from disciplines investigating these factors. The existing literature is not consistent in identifying nor proposing how they can be combined. We conceptualize national as a co-evolution of three types systems: flows markets, technologies, energy-related policies. focus on the systems gives rise to...
The adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and new international climate treaty could put 2015 into history books as a defining year for setting human development on more sustainable pathway. global policy SDG agendas are highly interconnected: way that problem is addressed strongly affects prospects meeting numerous other SDGs vice versa. Drawing existing scenario results from recent energy-economy-climate model inter-comparison project, this letter analyses these synergies...
Global energy systems face multiple interconnected challenges which need to be addressed urgently and simultaneously, thus requiring unprecedented transitions. This article addresses the implications of such transitions for global governance. It departs from reductionist approach where governance institutions mechanisms are analysed in isolation each other. Instead, authors consider as complex historically rooted 'arenas' coevolving with issues they address. We argue that effective requires...
This paper contributes to understanding national variations in using low-carbon electricity sources by comparing the evolution of nuclear, wind and solar power Germany Japan. It develops applies a framework for analyzing transitions based on interplay techno-economic, political socio-technical processes. We explain why 1970s–1980s, energy paths two countries were remarkably similar, but since 1990s has become leader renewables while phasing out nuclear energy, whereas Japan deployed less...
Abstract Keeping global warming below 1.5°C is technically possible but it politically feasible? Understanding political feasibility requires answering three questions: (a) “ Feasibility of what ?,” (b) “Feasibility when and where? , ” (c) for whom? . In relation to the target, these questions translate into identifying specific actions comprising pathways; assessing economic costs in different socioeconomic contexts; institutional capacity relevant social actors bear costs. This view...
Achieving a truly sustainable energy transition requires progress across multiple dimensions beyond climate change mitigation goals. This article reviews and synthesizes results from disparate strands of literature on the coeffects to inform policy choices at different governance levels. The documents many potential cobenefits for nonclimate objectives, such as human health security, but little is known about their overall welfare implications. Integrated model studies highlight that...
Abstract Coal mining directly employs over 7 million workers and benefits millions more through indirect jobs. However, to meet the 1.5 °C global climate target, coal’s share in energy supply should decline between 73% 97% by 2050. But what will happen coal miners as jobs disappear ?Answering this question is necessary ensure a just transition that politically powerful interests do not impede transitions. Some suggest can renewable prior research has investigated potential for replace...
The German energy transition has been hailed as a role model for climate action. However, plans the construction of three large-scale Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) import terminals are receiving strong state support. This is inconsistent with Germany's targets, which require reduction rather than expansion natural gas consumption. In our paper, we aim to unpack connection between risk lock-in and transition. We analyse co-evolution techno-economic, socio-technical political realms sector...
To limit global warming to well-below 2°C (WB2C), fossil fuels must be replaced by low-carbon energy sources. Support for this transition is often dampened the impact on fuel jobs. Previous work shows that pro-climate polices could increase employment 20 million net jobs, but these studies rely Organisation Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) jobs data, assumptions about in non-OECD countries, a single baseline assumption. Here we combine dataset of job intensities across 11...
Abstract The feasibility of different options to reduce the risks climate change has engaged scholars for decades. Yet there is no agreement on how define and assess feasibility. We feasible as “do‐able under realistic assumptions.” A sound assessment based causal reasoning; enables comparison across options, contexts, implementation levels; reflexively considers agency its audience. Global scenarios are a good starting point assessing since they represent pathways, quantify levels, consider...
Climate change mitigation requires the large-scale deployment of carbon capture and storage (CCS). Recent plans indicate an eight-fold increase in CCS capacity by 2030, yet feasibility expansion is debated. Using historical growth other policy-driven technologies, we show that if double between 2023 2025 their failure rates decrease half, could reach 0.37 GtCO
The feasibility of achieving climate stabilization consistent with the objective 2°C is heavily influenced by how effort in terms mitigation and economic resources will be distributed among major economies. This paper provides a multi-model quantification commitment 10 regions world for diversity allocation schemes. Our results indicate that policy uniform carbon pricing no transfer payments would yield an uneven distribution costs, which lower than global average OECD countries, higher...