Several studies have recently evaluated the feasibility of 100% renewable energy-based energy systems in different world regions. In a recent article, Bogdanov et al.1 contribute to this literature, by using an energy system model that takes into account the unique conditions of 145 global subregions, including factors such as renewable energy (RE) resource conditions, structure […]
https://innopaths.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Nature-logo-1.jpg300300Florian Egli, Bjarne Steffen and Tobias S. Schmidthttps://innopaths.eu/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/innopaths-logo.pngFlorian Egli, Bjarne Steffen and Tobias S. Schmidt2019-10-09 17:08:092020-02-12 17:09:36Bias in energy system models with uniform cost of capital assumption
This study examines the contours of electronic waste (“e-waste”) governance in Ghana, one of the top five importers of e-waste in the world, as well as the site of one of the most intensive e-waste scrapyards in the world, Agbogbloshie. At Agbogbloshie, despite the intentions of national Ghanaian regulations and hazardous waste laws, most e-waste […]
https://innopaths.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Elsevier-thumbnail.jpg230230Benjamin K. Sovacoolhttps://innopaths.eu/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/innopaths-logo.pngBenjamin K. Sovacool2019-10-04 17:47:062020-02-12 17:47:29Toxic transitions in the lifecycle externalities of a digital society: The complex afterlives of electronic waste in Ghana
Increasing the use of renewable energy (RE) is a key enabler of sustainable energy transitions. While the costs of RE have substantially declined in the past, here we show that rising interest rates (IRs) can reverse the trend of decreasing RE costs, particularly in Europe with its historically low IRs. In Germany, IRs recovering to […]
https://innopaths.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Nature-logo-1.jpg300300Tobias S. Schmidt, Bjarne Steffen, Florian Egli, Michael Pahle, Oliver Tietjen & Ottmar Edenhoferhttps://innopaths.eu/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/innopaths-logo.pngTobias S. Schmidt, Bjarne Steffen, Florian Egli, Michael Pahle, Oliver Tietjen & Ottmar Edenhofer2019-09-09 14:17:002019-09-20 14:37:43Adverse effects of rising interest rates on sustainable energy transitions
Light Rapid Transit (LRT) systems are often backed not only because they satisfy basic mobility functions, but because they can revitalize urban centers, affirm the legitimacy of state planners, support innovation and even cultivate an image of a city or region as progressive and modern. In this study, we argue that electrified, automated LRT systems […]
https://innopaths.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Elsevier-thumbnail.jpg230230Benjamin K. Sovacool and Asieh Haieri Yazdihttps://innopaths.eu/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/innopaths-logo.pngBenjamin K. Sovacool and Asieh Haieri Yazdi2019-09-05 17:57:142020-02-12 17:58:22Technological frames and the politics of automated electric Light Rail Rapid Transit in Poland and the United Kingdom
Modern energy systems have tended towards centralized control by states, and national and multinational energy companies. This implicates the power of elites in realizing low-carbon transitions. In particular, low-carbon transitions can create, perpetuate, challenge, or entrench the power of elites. Using a critical lens that draws from geography, political science, innovation studies, and social justice […]
https://innopaths.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Elsevier-thumbnail.jpg230230Benjamin K. Sovacool and Marie-Claire Brisboishttps://innopaths.eu/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/innopaths-logo.pngBenjamin K. Sovacool and Marie-Claire Brisbois2019-08-28 18:14:582020-02-12 18:15:21Elite power in low-carbon transitions: A critical and interdisciplinary review
Bias in energy system models with uniform cost of capital assumption
/in Publications, Uncategorized /by Florian Egli, Bjarne Steffen and Tobias S. SchmidtSeveral studies have recently evaluated the feasibility of 100% renewable energy-based energy systems in different world regions. In a recent article, Bogdanov et al.1 contribute to this literature, by using an energy system model that takes into account the unique conditions of 145 global subregions, including factors such as renewable energy (RE) resource conditions, structure […]
Toxic transitions in the lifecycle externalities of a digital society: The complex afterlives of electronic waste in Ghana
/in Publications /by Benjamin K. SovacoolThis study examines the contours of electronic waste (“e-waste”) governance in Ghana, one of the top five importers of e-waste in the world, as well as the site of one of the most intensive e-waste scrapyards in the world, Agbogbloshie. At Agbogbloshie, despite the intentions of national Ghanaian regulations and hazardous waste laws, most e-waste […]
Adverse effects of rising interest rates on sustainable energy transitions
/0 Comments/in Publications /by Tobias S. Schmidt, Bjarne Steffen, Florian Egli, Michael Pahle, Oliver Tietjen & Ottmar EdenhoferIncreasing the use of renewable energy (RE) is a key enabler of sustainable energy transitions. While the costs of RE have substantially declined in the past, here we show that rising interest rates (IRs) can reverse the trend of decreasing RE costs, particularly in Europe with its historically low IRs. In Germany, IRs recovering to […]
Technological frames and the politics of automated electric Light Rail Rapid Transit in Poland and the United Kingdom
/in Publications /by Benjamin K. Sovacool and Asieh Haieri YazdiLight Rapid Transit (LRT) systems are often backed not only because they satisfy basic mobility functions, but because they can revitalize urban centers, affirm the legitimacy of state planners, support innovation and even cultivate an image of a city or region as progressive and modern. In this study, we argue that electrified, automated LRT systems […]
Elite power in low-carbon transitions: A critical and interdisciplinary review
/in Publications /by Benjamin K. Sovacool and Marie-Claire BrisboisModern energy systems have tended towards centralized control by states, and national and multinational energy companies. This implicates the power of elites in realizing low-carbon transitions. In particular, low-carbon transitions can create, perpetuate, challenge, or entrench the power of elites. Using a critical lens that draws from geography, political science, innovation studies, and social justice […]