The architecture of inter-community partnerships in renewable energy: the role of climate intermediaries

IF 2.2 4区管理学 Q2 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Policy Studies Pub Date : 2022-10-24 DOI:10.1080/01442872.2022.2138307

Avri Eitan, Itay Fischhendler

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Abstract

ABSTRACT The infrastructure sector is undergoing a significant process of change, as part of which the state is reducing its direct engagement. This has spotlighted local communities, which are increasingly involved in various infrastructure projects, specifically renewable energy projects. However, because individual communities often find it difficult to establish infrastructure projects independently, they tend to collaborate in the framework of inter-community partnerships. Despite the global prevalence of such partnerships, it is still unclear what constitutes the “glue” binding various communities together, enabling them to promote infrastructure projects, and renewable energy projects in particular. Our study addresses this research lacuna, focusing on the role of climate intermediaries in facilitating these partnerships. Based on internal correspondences regarding the promotion of “Ru’ach Bereshit,” the largest wind farm planned in Israel to date, we demonstrate how an individual climate intermediary engaged in negotiations in four arenas: within communities, between communities, vis-à-vis private developers, and vis-à-vis regulators. By exploring climate intermediaries’ multi-arena negotiations, this study demonstrates how such intermediaries succeed in synchronizing local energy policies with national energy policies to promote a renewable energy project that transcends the community level of analysis.

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可再生能源社区间伙伴关系架构:气候中介机构的作用

基础设施部门正在经历一个重大的变革过程，作为其中的一部分，国家正在减少其直接参与。这引起了当地社区的关注，他们越来越多地参与各种基础设施项目，特别是可再生能源项目。然而，由于个别社区往往难以独立建立基础设施项目，它们倾向于在社区间伙伴关系的框架内进行合作。尽管这种伙伴关系在全球普遍存在，但目前尚不清楚是什么构成了将各个社区联系在一起的“粘合剂”，使它们能够推动基础设施项目，特别是可再生能源项目。我们的研究解决了这一研究空白，重点关注气候中介机构在促进这些伙伴关系中的作用。根据以色列迄今为止规划的最大风电场“Ru’ach Bereshit”的内部信函，我们展示了个人气候中介如何在四个领域进行谈判:社区内部、社区之间、与-à-vis私人开发商和-à-vis监管机构。通过探索气候中介机构的多领域谈判，本研究展示了这些中介机构如何成功地将地方能源政策与国家能源政策同步起来，以促进超越社区分析水平的可再生能源项目。

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Policy Studies PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION-

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5.40

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4.50%

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