Biofuel developments in Sweden and the Netherlands

This paper reviews long-term development of biofuels in Sweden and the Netherlands. In particular this paper explores the social dynamics of ‘niche protection’. The Swedish and Dutch cases are analyzed by means of the Strategic Niche Management (SNM) perspective extended with insights from political...

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Published inRenewable & sustainable energy reviews Vol. 13; no. 6; pp. 1406 - 1417
Main Authors Ulmanen, Johanna H., Verbong, Geert P.J., Raven, Rob P.J.M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2009
Subjects
Biofuels
Netherlands
Protection
Strategic Niche Management
Sweden
Sweden
Netherlands
Biofuels
Protection
Strategic Niche Management
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Summary:This paper reviews long-term development of biofuels in Sweden and the Netherlands. In particular this paper explores the social dynamics of ‘niche protection’. The Swedish and Dutch cases are analyzed by means of the Strategic Niche Management (SNM) perspective extended with insights from political science. Our main argument is that the development of biofuels and the way this development is protected relies on a variety of actor strategies and (local and global) discourses. This case therefore suggests that policy making for biofuels is a complex and non-linear process that can only partly be managed by policy actors.
ISSN:1364-0321
1879-0690
DOI:10.1016/j.rser.2008.10.001