{"id":3251,"date":"2022-01-19T09:00:48","date_gmt":"2022-01-19T17:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xenetwork.org\/ets\/?post_type=xen_episodes&#038;p=3251"},"modified":"2022-01-18T16:53:52","modified_gmt":"2022-01-19T00:53:52","slug":"episode-164-political-economy-of-energy-transitions","status":"publish","type":"xen_episodes","link":"https:\/\/xenetwork.org\/ets\/episodes\/episode-164-political-economy-of-energy-transitions\/","title":{"rendered":"[Episode #164] \u2013 Political Economy of Energy Transitions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The energy transition is about much more than just switching one fuel for another\u2014like replacing coal with renewables. Transition happens in the context of our societies, which are strongly influenced by the economic interests of various actors and their political power; aspects of global trade; and the impact of those technologies on the ecological environment. And ultimately, these facets of the transition can have even more influence over the outcome than the characteristics of technologies themselves. We could have the best energy transition solutions in the world, but if we can\u2019t get them actually deployed because incumbents on the losing end of energy transition resist, the transition will fail.<\/p>\n<p>One way we can understand those influences is by looking at their histories, as well as their contemporary political economies. But these aspects of the energy transition haven\u2019t received nearly as much attention or study as the technologies themselves, so we're taking a look in Episode #164.<\/p>\n<p>In this episode, we speak with Peter Newell, a researcher at the University of Sussex in the UK, about his new book titled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/us\/academic\/subjects\/earth-and-environmental-science\/environmental-policy-economics-and-law\/power-shift-global-political-economy-energy-transitions?format=PB\"><em>Power Shift: The Global Political Economy of Energy Transitions<\/em><\/a>. It offers a helpful, five-part framework for understanding the political economy of the energy transition, and draws upon history, academic literature, the author\u2019s own experience with renewable energy projects, as well as other sources to offer some useful insights about the forces that resist the energy transition, as well as how to make the energy transition a success\u2014not only in economic terms, but also in terms of environmental and social justice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the political economy of energy transitions, and what do we need to understand about it in order to make the energy transition a 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