Germany's energy transition : a comparative perspective /: a comparative perspective. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Carol Hager, Christoph H. Stefes, editors.
• Contents: Dedication ; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Contents; Contributors; List of Figures; List of Tables; Introduction. Germany's Energy Transition in Context; Introduction; Political and€Institutional Setting; Theories of€Institutional Continuity and€Change; Chapter Overviews; Notes; 1: The Grassroots Origins of€the€German Energy Transition; Introduction; Linking Protest and€Innovation in€NIMBY Theory; A Note on€Research Design; "We Said No": The€Successful Site Occupation at€Wyhl; From Anti-Nuclear Capital to€Solar Region; Institutions of€Counter-Expertise: The€Eco-Institute Freiburg. Renewable Energy Businesses Solar Collectors; Solar Architecture and€Construction; Tourism; Small Trades and€Crafts Businesses; "Plus-Energy Villages"; Vocational Education: The€Richard Fehrenbach Trade School; Renewable Energy R & D: The€Fraunhofer Institute for€Solar Energy Systems; Political Support Organizations: BUND and€the€Greens; Networking Organizations; Political Support and€the€Expansion of€the€Freiburg Solar Region; Conclusion; Notes; 2: Why Subnational Actors Matter: The€Role of€Länder and€Municipalities in€the€German Energy Transition; Introduction. German "Energiewende" at the€Länder and€Municipal LevelsChanging Framework Conditions for€Länder and€Municipal Energy Politics; Opportunities for€Länder and€Municipal Energy Transition Governance; Overarching Measures; Consumer Behavior of€Länder and€Municipal Administration; Regulation and€Planning; Provision of€Energy, Public Transport, and€Housing; Support and€Information; Conditions for€Furthering the€Renewable Transition; Länder Level; Problem-Related Factors; Political-Institutional Factors; Economic Factors; Informational-Cognitive Factors; Actor-Related Factors; Municipal Level. Problem-Related Factors Political-Institutional Factors; Economic Factors; Informational-Cognitive Factors; Actor-Related Factors; Conclusion; Notes; 3: Critical Junctures and€the€German Energiewende; Introduction; Analytical Framework; 1990: Birth of€the€Energiewende at the€Federal Level; 2000: Accelerating and€Consolidating the€Energiewende; 2014: Putting the€Brakes on€the€Energiewende; Conclusion; Notes; 4: The German Energiewende in€a€European Context; Introduction; Factors Driving Germany and€Europe's Low-Carbon Energy Transitions. Overcoming Path Dependencies for€the€Energy TransitionGermany Within a€European and€Global Context; Energy Transitions Across Europe; Energy Structures in€Europe; The Bi-lateral Context; The EU Context; The 2015 Paris Climate Negotiations and€the€European 2030 Targets; The EU Emissions Trading System; Roadmap to€a€Resource-Efficient Europe; An Energy Union for€Europe; Conclusion; Notes; 5: Avoiding Transitions, Layering Change: The€Evolution of€American Energy Policy; Introduction; Pushing for€a€Transition in€the€1970s; Renewable Energy In, Energy Transition Out.
• Publisher Details: New York : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 333.790943; Energy policy -- Germany; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General; Energy policy; Political Science and International Relations; European Politics; Environmental Policy; Environmental Politics; Political Science; Comparative Politics; Germany; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137442888; 1137442883
• Related ISBNs: 9781137442871; 1137442875
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 3, 2016).
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