| Title |
Multi-system dynamics and the speed of net-zero transitions: Identifying causal processes related to technologies, actors, and institutions |
| ID_Doc |
25537 |
| Authors |
Andersen, AD; Geels, FW |
| Title |
Multi-system dynamics and the speed of net-zero transitions: Identifying causal processes related to technologies, actors, and institutions |
| Year |
2023 |
| Published |
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| DOI |
10.1016/j.erss.2023.103178 |
| Abstract |
Reaching net-zero GHG emission targets will require transitions in all socio-technical systems, including elec-tricity, mobility, heating, and agri-food. While most research focuses on transitions in single systems, it is essential to also investigate multi-system interactions since innovations like electric vehicles, heat pumps, or circular economy initiatives will require interactions between multiple systems. Although extant research ac-knowledges this topic to some extent, it offers limited understandings of the causal processes underpinning multi -system interaction. Building on multi-system research in the sustainability transitions literature, the paper therefore aims to develop a first inventory of causal processes of multi-system interactions in net-zero transitions, focused on technological, actor, and institutional dimensions. To elaborate and substantiate this contribution, the paper applies a narrative review methodology to identify six causal processes based on integration of insights from relevant social science theories with a multi-system dynamics approach based on the Multi-level Perspective. We illustrate causal processes with examples from the net-zero transition and articulate their im-plications for the speed of change. |
| Author Keywords |
Multi -system interaction; Net zero transition; Causal processes; Socio-technical systems; Narrative review |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) |
| EID |
WOS:001034519800001 |
| WoS Category |
Environmental Studies |
| Research Area |
Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
| PDF |
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2023.103178
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