Scaling up local carbon action: the role of partnerships, networks and policy. Issue 4 (4th July 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hamilton, Jo; Mayne, Ruth; Parag, Yael; Bergman, Noam
• Is Part Of: Carbon management. Volume 5:Issue 4(2014)
• Page Start: 463
• Page End: 476
• Publication Date: 2014-07-04
• Subjects: Carbon dioxide mitigation -- Periodicals; Greenhouse gas mitigation -- Periodicals; Carbon dioxide -- Environmental aspects -- Periodicals; Greenhouse gases -- Environmental aspects -- Periodicals; 363.73874605
• DOI: 10.1080/17583004.2015.1035515
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1758-3004

Abstract

Abstract : The transition to a low-carbon society is imperative to climate change mitigation and requires cross-sectoral action at multiple levels. A growing literature emphasizes local action, but less is written about scaling up action at a county level. Combining three analytical perspectives – transition theory, strategic niche management and the middle-out – we examine the evolution and scaling up of local community-scale carbon action in Oxfordshire county. Our analysis is based on four local-level research projects. By identifying the roles and strategies of local actors in the development and scaling up of low carbon innovation and action, we conclude that local meso-level actors are crucial for catalyzing initial stages of county-level transitions, but limited in their capacity to scale up low-carbon innovation.