Past and prospective energy transitions: Insights from history

This introduction to the special issue on past and prospective energy transitions presents some insights from research into past energy transitions of relevance for a possible transition to a low carbon economy. It also provides a synthesis of insights generated during a workshop attended by many of...

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Published inEnergy policy Vol. 50; pp. 1 - 7
Main Authors Fouquet, Roger, Pearson, Peter J.G.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2012
Subjects
carbon
energy
energy policy
Energy transition
Historical
Low carbon economy
Low carbon economy
Energy transition
Historical
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Summary:This introduction to the special issue on past and prospective energy transitions presents some insights from research into past energy transitions of relevance for a possible transition to a low carbon economy. It also provides a synthesis of insights generated during a workshop attended by many of the leading researchers on this topic at Cardiff University in April 2011. The final section introduces the articles in the special issue. It is hoped that the workshop and this issue will help to move forwards the integration of the exciting research on past energy transitions in ways that will also offer valuable insights into the challenges of prospective low carbon transitions.
Bibliography:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2012.08.014
ISSN:0301-4215
1873-6777
DOI:10.1016/j.enpol.2012.08.014