Energy justice and policy change: An historical political analysis of the German nuclear phase-out

Darren McCauley; Antje Brown; Robert Rehner; Raphael Heffron; Shashi van de Graaff

doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.06.093

Energy justice and policy change: An historical political analysis of the German nuclear phase-out

Darren McCauley (Lead / Corresponding author)
, Antje Brown
, Robert Rehner
, Raphael Heffron
, Shashi van de Graaff

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Abstract

The German government presented the decision to phase out nuclear energy as a nationally accepted rebalancing of inequality in the energy sector. We expose how this radical change was delivered through a myriad of change agents, most notably through the rise of small energy companies. Critical junctures, in this case the Chernobyl disaster rather than Fukushima, offer moments in time when national policy systems are destabilized. They provide opportunities for changing policy in a perceived pro-energy justice direction if a new consensus can be forged. The paper concludes with a discussion on how energy scholars must engage more with policy analysis frameworks if long-term effective solutions are to be found to persistent energy inequalities.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	317-323
Number of pages	7
Journal	Applied Energy
Volume	228
Early online date	27 Jun 2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.06.093
Publication status	Published - 15 Oct 2018

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Keywords

Energy justice
Historical institutionalism
Nuclear energy
Policy analysis
Policy change

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Building and Construction
General Energy
Mechanical Engineering
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

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