En route to decarbonization: A periodisation of just transition in four carbon-intensive EU regions

In 2019, the European Commission launched the Green Deal to achieve climate neutrality by 2050, with the decarbonization of energy sources as one of its pillars. However, decarbonization is proceeding unevenly and is creating significant disruption, especially for regions that are heavily dependent...

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Autores: Cantoni, Roberto, Brisbois, Marie Claire
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2024.104061
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Palabra clave:Decarbonization
European union
Energy transition
Coal phase-out
Temporal dynamics
Transició energètica
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spelling En route to decarbonization: A periodisation of just transition in four carbon-intensive EU regionsCantoni, RobertoBrisbois, Marie ClaireDecarbonizationEuropean unionEnergy transitionCoal phase-outTemporal dynamicsTransició energètica620In 2019, the European Commission launched the Green Deal to achieve climate neutrality by 2050, with the decarbonization of energy sources as one of its pillars. However, decarbonization is proceeding unevenly and is creating significant disruption, especially for regions that are heavily dependent on coal cycle activities. We do not know exactly how, when and why regional actors switch from resisting decarbonization to more adaptive, and transformative decarbonization strategies, and how to provide support for this process. This paper examines how four EU carbon-intensive regions respond to increasing decarbonization pressures, and periodizes the energy transition process in four carbon-intensive European regions. This work employs concepts from two strands of literature: phases of energy transition, and just transitions. For our analysis, we integrated two methods: interviews & focus groups, and national & regional press analysis. We could identify several ‘periods’ for each region’s transition, characterized by different combinations and prevalence of resistance, adaptation, and transformation actions. Our findings suggest that (i) regions that have a clear plan for workers’ transitions with funding attached are at an advantage in progressing to further transition phases; (ii) when transition plans are subject to wide participation, the process appears smoother than with top-down processes; (iii) countries characterized by a less diversified power mix and a higher dependency on a single national resource tend to transition more slowly; (iv) regions that are faring economically better will not automatically be at an advantage in the transition if they have a powerful incumbent fossil industry.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionElsevierUniversitat Ramon Llull. IQS2024info:eu-repo/semantics/article14 p.http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14342/4731https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2024.104061reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésGeoforum. 2024;154:104061info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AGAUR/2020 BP 00037/info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MCIN/Ramón y Cajal/RYC2022-036802-I© L'autor/aAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:20.500.14342/47312026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv En route to decarbonization: A periodisation of just transition in four carbon-intensive EU regions
title En route to decarbonization: A periodisation of just transition in four carbon-intensive EU regions
spellingShingle En route to decarbonization: A periodisation of just transition in four carbon-intensive EU regions
Cantoni, Roberto
Decarbonization
European union
Energy transition
Coal phase-out
Temporal dynamics
Transició energètica
620
title_short En route to decarbonization: A periodisation of just transition in four carbon-intensive EU regions
title_full En route to decarbonization: A periodisation of just transition in four carbon-intensive EU regions
title_fullStr En route to decarbonization: A periodisation of just transition in four carbon-intensive EU regions
title_full_unstemmed En route to decarbonization: A periodisation of just transition in four carbon-intensive EU regions
title_sort En route to decarbonization: A periodisation of just transition in four carbon-intensive EU regions
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Cantoni, Roberto
Brisbois, Marie Claire
author Cantoni, Roberto
author_facet Cantoni, Roberto
Brisbois, Marie Claire
author_role author
author2 Brisbois, Marie Claire
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universitat Ramon Llull. IQS
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Decarbonization
European union
Energy transition
Coal phase-out
Temporal dynamics
Transició energètica
620
topic Decarbonization
European union
Energy transition
Coal phase-out
Temporal dynamics
Transició energètica
620
description In 2019, the European Commission launched the Green Deal to achieve climate neutrality by 2050, with the decarbonization of energy sources as one of its pillars. However, decarbonization is proceeding unevenly and is creating significant disruption, especially for regions that are heavily dependent on coal cycle activities. We do not know exactly how, when and why regional actors switch from resisting decarbonization to more adaptive, and transformative decarbonization strategies, and how to provide support for this process. This paper examines how four EU carbon-intensive regions respond to increasing decarbonization pressures, and periodizes the energy transition process in four carbon-intensive European regions. This work employs concepts from two strands of literature: phases of energy transition, and just transitions. For our analysis, we integrated two methods: interviews & focus groups, and national & regional press analysis. We could identify several ‘periods’ for each region’s transition, characterized by different combinations and prevalence of resistance, adaptation, and transformation actions. Our findings suggest that (i) regions that have a clear plan for workers’ transitions with funding attached are at an advantage in progressing to further transition phases; (ii) when transition plans are subject to wide participation, the process appears smoother than with top-down processes; (iii) countries characterized by a less diversified power mix and a higher dependency on a single national resource tend to transition more slowly; (iv) regions that are faring economically better will not automatically be at an advantage in the transition if they have a powerful incumbent fossil industry.
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