- We investigate whether political ideology has an observable effect on decarbonization ambition, renewable power aims, and preferences for power system balancing technologies in four European countries. Based on the Energy Logics framework, we identify ideologically different transition strategies (state-centered, market-centered, grassroots-centered) contained in government policies and opposition party programs valid in 2019. We compare these policies and programs with citizen poll data. We find that ideology has a small effect: governments and political parties across the spectrum have similar, and relatively ambitious, decarbonization and renewables targets. This mirrors citizens' strong support for ambitious action regardless of their ideological self-description. However, whereas political positions on phasing out fossil fuel power are clear across the policy space, positions on phasing in new flexibility options to balance intermittent renewables are vague or non-existent. As parties and citizens agree on strong climate andWe investigate whether political ideology has an observable effect on decarbonization ambition, renewable power aims, and preferences for power system balancing technologies in four European countries. Based on the Energy Logics framework, we identify ideologically different transition strategies (state-centered, market-centered, grassroots-centered) contained in government policies and opposition party programs valid in 2019. We compare these policies and programs with citizen poll data. We find that ideology has a small effect: governments and political parties across the spectrum have similar, and relatively ambitious, decarbonization and renewables targets. This mirrors citizens' strong support for ambitious action regardless of their ideological self-description. However, whereas political positions on phasing out fossil fuel power are clear across the policy space, positions on phasing in new flexibility options to balance intermittent renewables are vague or non-existent. As parties and citizens agree on strong climate and renewable power aims, the policy ambition is likely to remain high, even if governments change.…
MetadatenAuthor details: | Richard ThonigORCiD, Pablo Del Rio, Christoph Kiefer, Lara Lazaro TouzaORCiD, Gonzalo EscribanoORCiD, Yolanda Lechon, Leonhard Spaeth, Ingo Wolf, Johan LilliestamORCiD |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1080/15567249.2020.1811806 |
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ISSN: | 1556-7249 |
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ISSN: | 1556-7257 |
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Title of parent work (English): | Energy sources, part B: economics, planning, and policy |
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Subtitle (German): | Insights from four European countries |
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Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group |
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Place of publishing: | Philadelphia |
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Publication type: | Article |
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Language: | English |
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Date of first publication: | 2020/10/16 |
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Publication year: | 2020 |
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Release date: | 2023/02/07 |
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Tag: | Union; climate policy; energy policy; europe; european; flexibility; political ideology; renewable energy |
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Volume: | 16 |
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Issue: | 1 |
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Number of pages: | 19 |
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First page: | 4 |
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Last Page: | 22 |
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Funding institution: | European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme; [764626]; European Research CouncilEuropean Research Council; (ERC)European Commission [715132] |
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Organizational units: | Extern / Extern |
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| Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Sozialwissenschaften / Fachgruppe Politik- & Verwaltungswissenschaft |
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DDC classification: | 3 Sozialwissenschaften / 33 Wirtschaft / 330 Wirtschaft |
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Peer review: | Referiert |
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Publishing method: | Open Access / Hybrid Open-Access |
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License (German): | CC-BY-NC-ND - Namensnennung, nicht kommerziell, keine Bearbeitungen 4.0 International |
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External remark: | Zweitveröffentlichung in der Schriftenreihe Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Reihe ; 161 |
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