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Sailing ship / last gasp effects, low carbon technologies and high carbon incumbents

Year: 2013

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: Context & Propositions Context: many governments, e.g.EU (via Directives) & UK (Climate Act 2008), seek transitions to lower carbon energy systems via the penetration of low carbon technologies (LCTs). The role & performance of incumbents are important influences on the success of LCTs  But LCTs face the challenge that high carbon incumbents firms & technologies may respond & so protect their competitiveness, without embracing LCTs  Even if LCTs have similar attributes to existing technologies, apart from low carbon, if the existing technologies are already under pressure to improve, then LCTs may face a moving target (Pearson & Foxon, 2012). We consider three recent studies by: (i) Arapostathis et al. (2013) (ii) Furr & Snow (2013); (iii) by Bergek et al. (2013)

Source: ORCA Online Research @Cardiff (Cardiff University)

Author: Peter J. G. Pearson

Language: English

Topic: Sustainability and Climate Change Governance

Subfield: Global and Planetary Change

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Climate action, Affordable and clean energy, Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1658154162

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