DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2019.101320
论文题名: What are sources of carbon lock-in in energy-intensive industry? A case study into Dutch chemicals production
作者: Janipour Z. ; de Nooij R. ; Scholten P. ; Huijbregts M.A.J. ; de Coninck H.
刊名: Energy Research and Social Science
ISSN: 22146296
出版年: 2020
卷: 60 语种: 英语
英文关键词: Carbon lock-in
; Chemical industry
; Climate change mitigation
; Energy-intensive industries
; Path dependence
; Sustainability transitions
英文摘要: Keeping global mean temperature rise well below 2 °C requires deep emission reductions in all industrial sectors, but several barriers inhibit such transitions. A special type of barrier is carbon lock-in, defined as a process whereby various forms of increasing returns to adoption inhibit innovation and the competitiveness of low-carbon alternatives, resulting in further path dependency. Here, we explore potential carbon lock-in in the Dutch chemical industry via semi-structured interviews with eleven key actors. We find that carbon lock-in may be the result of (i) technological incompatibility between deep emission reduction options over time, (ii) system integration in chemical clusters, (iii) increasing sunk costs as firms continue to invest in incremental improvements in incumbent installations, (iv) governmental policy inconsistency between targets for energy efficiency and deep emission reductions, and (v) existing safety routines and standards. We also identify barriers that do not have the self-reinforcing character of lock-in, but do inhibit deep emission reductions. Examples include high operating costs of low-carbon options and low risk acceptance by capital providers and shareholders. Rooted in the Dutch policy setting, we discuss policy responses for avoiding carbon lock-in and overcoming barriers based on the interviews, such as transition plans for individual industries and infrastructure subsidies. © 2019 The Authors Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/159839
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作者单位: Department of Environmental Sciences, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Radboud University, P.O. Box 9010, Nijmegen, GL 6500, Netherlands; Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS), Erasmus University Rotterdam, P.O. Box 1935, Rotterdam, BX 3000, Netherlands; Optimal Planet, Meander 17, Bemmel, TA 6681, Netherlands
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Janipour Z.,de Nooij R.,Scholten P.,et al. What are sources of carbon lock-in in energy-intensive industry? A case study into Dutch chemicals production[J]. Energy Research and Social Science,2020-01-01,60