Decarbonising industry supply chains: Incumbent-oriented transition intermediation for industry energy transition

IF 5.7 2区 经济学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Alexander Nordt, Rob Raven, Shirin Malekpour, Darren Sharp
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Abstract

Sustainability transitions literature has insufficiently explored the potentially constructive role of industry incumbents and transition intermediaries that cooperate with incumbents for industry energy transition. This study elaborates on transition intermediary functions by building on evidence from sectors where decarbonisation faces severe structural challenges and incumbency. An examination of the Australian Industry Energy Transitions Initiative suggests that transition intermediaries form coalitions with incumbents based on shared beliefs to formulate strategies such as pathways to industry decarbonisation. The case highlights the functions of transition intermediaries for coordinating learning and action by way of advocacy and use of existing expertise and political alliances. Findings suggest that incumbents in established socio-technical regimes may work with transition intermediaries to decarbonise their sectors through incremental changes to existing infrastructure and by using emerging niche technologies. However, on contested issues, incumbents may require concessions from transition intermediaries that ultimately restrain agendas for further-reaching industry energy transition.

工业供应链去碳化:以现有企业为导向的过渡中介,促进工业能源转型
可持续性转型文献对行业现有企业以及与现有企业合作促进行业能源转型的转型中介机构的潜在建设性作用探讨不足。本研究基于去碳化面临严峻结构性挑战和现有行业的证据,详细阐述了过渡中介的功能。对澳大利亚工业能源转型倡议的研究表明,转型中介机构与现有机构在共同信念的基础上结成联盟,共同制定战略,如工业去碳化的路径。该案例强调了转型中介机构通过宣传、利用现有专业知识和政治联盟来协调学习和行动的功能。研究结果表明,既有社会技术体制中的在职者可以与转型中介机构合作,通过对现有基础设施进行渐进式改造,并利用新兴的利基技术,实现其行业的去碳化。然而,在有争议的问题上,在位者可能会要求转型中介机构做出让步,最终限制了进一步推进行业能源转型的议程。
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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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