1st Edition

Comparative Renewables Policy Political, Organizational and European Fields

278 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

278 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Challenging one-eyed technology-focused accounts of renewables policy, this book provides a ground-breaking, deep-diving and genre-crossing longitudinal study of policy development. The book develops a multi-field explanatory approach, capturing inter-relationships between actors often analyzed in isolation. It provides empirically rich and systematically conducted comparative case studies on... Read more

Part I: Setting the Stage

1. Introduction

Elin Lerum Boasson, Merethe Dotterud Leiren and Jørgen Wettestad

2. Comparing renewable support mixes

Elin Lerum Boasson and Merethe Dotterud Leiren

3. A Dynamic Multi-field Approach

Elin Lerum Boasson

4. Europeanization of renewables support

Elin Lerum Boasson

Part II: Case Studies

5. Germany: From feed-in tariffs to greater competition

Merethe Dotterud Leiren and Inken Reimer

6. The United Kingdom: From market-led policy towards technology steering

Tim Rayner, Merethe Dotterud Leiren, and Tor Håkon Jackson Inderberg

7. Poland: Incumbent stability amid legislative volatility

Kacper Szulecki

8. France: From renewables laggard to technology-specific devotee

Elin Lerum Boasson, Catherine Banet and Jørgen Wettestad

9. Sweden: Electricity-certificate champion

Elin Lerum Boasson, Hugo Faber and Karin Bäckstrand

10. Norway: Certificate supporters turning opponents

Elin Lerum Boasson

Part III: Assessments and Conclusions

11. Comparative assessments and conclusions

Elin Lerum Boasson, Merethe Dotterud Leiren and Jørgen Wettestad

12. Implications for climate research and policy studies

Elin Lerum Boasson

Biography

Elin Lerum Boasson is Associate Professor and Deputy Head of the Political Science Department at the University of Oslo. She is also Senior Researcher at CICERO – Centre for International Climate Research, Oslo, Norway.

Merethe Dotterud Leiren is Research Director and Political Scientist at CICERO – Centre for International Climate Research, Oslo, Norway.

Jørgen Wettestad is Research Professor at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute, Oslo, Norway.