Institutional context and the governance of heat transitions: The cases of the Netherlands and the UK

IF 5.7 2区 经济学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Matthew Lockwood, Anna Devenish
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Abstract

Decarbonising residential heat is essential for achieving net zero targets. The Netherlands and the UK are embarking on heat transitions from similar starting points, with a heavy dependence on natural gas. However, their governance approaches differ, with local municipal visions and plans playing a lead role in the Netherlands compared with a market-led approach in England and Wales. Scotland occupies an intermediate position. This article focuses on why these differences have arisen through the development of a comparative institutionalist framework. We show that heat transition governance approaches are rooted in institutional arrangements for politics, political economy and the degree of centralisation. Our framework can be applied to heat transition governance approaches more widely, but it is not aimed at evaluating different approaches and an agenda for further research would be to link governance effectiveness to institutional context.

机构背景与供热转型管理:荷兰和英国的案例
住宅供热的去碳化对于实现零净目标至关重要。荷兰和英国的供热转型起点相似,都严重依赖天然气。不过,它们的管理方法有所不同,荷兰的地方市政愿景和计划发挥着主导作用,而英格兰和威尔士则采用市场主导的方法。苏格兰处于中间位置。本文通过建立比较制度主义框架,重点探讨了出现这些差异的原因。我们表明,供热转型治理方法植根于政治、政治经济和中央集权程度的制度安排。我们的框架可更广泛地应用于供热转型治理方法,但其目的不是评估不同的方法,进一步研究的议程是将治理效果与制度背景联系起来。
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Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions
Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions Energy-Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
CiteScore
13.60
自引率
19.40%
发文量
90
审稿时长
56 days
期刊介绍: Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions serves as a platform for reporting studies on innovations and socio-economic transitions aimed at fostering an environmentally sustainable economy, thereby addressing structural resource scarcity and environmental challenges, particularly those associated with fossil energy use and climate change. The journal focuses on various forms of innovation, including technological, organizational, economic, institutional, and political, as well as economy-wide and sectoral changes in areas such as energy, transport, agriculture, and water management. It endeavors to tackle complex questions concerning social, economic, behavioral-psychological, and political barriers and opportunities, along with their intricate interactions. With a multidisciplinary approach and methodological openness, the journal welcomes contributions from a wide array of disciplines within the social, environmental, and innovation sciences.
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