- The Oxford Handbook of Energy and Society
- About the Editors
- Contributors
- A Time of Change, a Time for Change: Energy-Society Relations in the Twenty-first Century
- Part I Key Contemporary Dynamics and Theoretical Contributions
- Energy, Climate Change, and Global Governance: The 2015 Paris Agreement in Perspective
- Energy Consumption as Part of Social Practices: The Alternative Approach of Practice Theory
- Analyzing the Socio-Technical Transformation of Energy Systems: The Concept of “Sustainability Transitions”
- Part II The Persistent Material and Geopolitical Relevance of Fossil Fuels
- National Energy Signatures: Energetics, Money, and the Structure of the Global System
- Energy Markets and Trading
- Raw Materialism and Socioeconomic Change in the Coal Industry
- The International Political Economy of Eastern European Energy Security: Russia, Ukraine, and the European Union
- Part III Consumption Dynamics
- Energy Consumption Trends Across the Globe
- Shifts in Energy Consumption Driven by Urbanization
- Theorizing the Behavioral Dimension of Energy Consumption: Energy Efficiency and the Value-Action Gap
- Energy Cultures as Sociomaterial Orders of Energy
- The Limits of Household Change: Structural Influences over Individual Consumption
- Part IV Perspectives on Energy Equity and Energy Poverty
- Decreasing Supplies, Increasing Risks in Oil Development
- Industrializing Countries as the New Energy Consumers
- Energy Poverty: Energy Equity in a World of High Demand and Low Supply
- Energy Poverty and Climate Change: Elements to Debate
- Part V Energy and Publics
- Local Responses to Renewable Energy Development
- User Innovation and Peer Assistance in Small-Scale Renewable Energy Technologies
- The Role of Media Influence in Shaping Public Energy Dialogues
- Part VI Energy (Re)takes Center Stage in Politics
- Social Movements and Energy
- Nightmares and Dreams: Contested Framing of Unconventional Fossil Fuels
- Oil Opposition: Creating Friction in Energy Politics
- The Local at the Forefront of Energy Transition: The Example of the Development of Renewable Electricity in Germany and Sweden
- Part VII Emerging Trends in the Energy-Society Relationship
- Are We on the Cusp of a Global Renewable Energy Transition?
- Technological Optimism in Climate Mitigation: The Case of Carbon Capture and Storage
- Exnovation as a Necessary Factor in Successful Energy Transitions
- In Closing: From “energy” to “Energy”
- Index
Abstract and Keywords
This chapter examines global energy trends, whether a global renewable energy transition is already taking place, and what steps are needed to further accelerate the global deployment of renewables. It first considers the expansion of renewable energy in light of global energy trends, noting that a global energy transition is not yet a reality but is urgently needed. It then looks at drivers and barriers for an accelerated expansion of renewable energy and proceeds by discussing how renewables are moving from the sidelines to the center stage of global energy governance. In particular, it describes the politics behind the creation of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), an intergovernmental organization on renewable energy, as well as current challenges for global governance on renewable energy. The chapter shows that global renewable energy capacities have grown significantly but that global energy supply is still dominated by fossil fuels.
Keywords: renewable energy, energy transition, fossil fuel, global energy governance, International Renewable Energy Agency
Sybille Roehrkasten, Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS), Potsdam
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- The Oxford Handbook of Energy and Society
- About the Editors
- Contributors
- A Time of Change, a Time for Change: Energy-Society Relations in the Twenty-first Century
- Part I Key Contemporary Dynamics and Theoretical Contributions
- Energy, Climate Change, and Global Governance: The 2015 Paris Agreement in Perspective
- Energy Consumption as Part of Social Practices: The Alternative Approach of Practice Theory
- Analyzing the Socio-Technical Transformation of Energy Systems: The Concept of “Sustainability Transitions”
- Part II The Persistent Material and Geopolitical Relevance of Fossil Fuels
- National Energy Signatures: Energetics, Money, and the Structure of the Global System
- Energy Markets and Trading
- Raw Materialism and Socioeconomic Change in the Coal Industry
- The International Political Economy of Eastern European Energy Security: Russia, Ukraine, and the European Union
- Part III Consumption Dynamics
- Energy Consumption Trends Across the Globe
- Shifts in Energy Consumption Driven by Urbanization
- Theorizing the Behavioral Dimension of Energy Consumption: Energy Efficiency and the Value-Action Gap
- Energy Cultures as Sociomaterial Orders of Energy
- The Limits of Household Change: Structural Influences over Individual Consumption
- Part IV Perspectives on Energy Equity and Energy Poverty
- Decreasing Supplies, Increasing Risks in Oil Development
- Industrializing Countries as the New Energy Consumers
- Energy Poverty: Energy Equity in a World of High Demand and Low Supply
- Energy Poverty and Climate Change: Elements to Debate
- Part V Energy and Publics
- Local Responses to Renewable Energy Development
- User Innovation and Peer Assistance in Small-Scale Renewable Energy Technologies
- The Role of Media Influence in Shaping Public Energy Dialogues
- Part VI Energy (Re)takes Center Stage in Politics
- Social Movements and Energy
- Nightmares and Dreams: Contested Framing of Unconventional Fossil Fuels
- Oil Opposition: Creating Friction in Energy Politics
- The Local at the Forefront of Energy Transition: The Example of the Development of Renewable Electricity in Germany and Sweden
- Part VII Emerging Trends in the Energy-Society Relationship
- Are We on the Cusp of a Global Renewable Energy Transition?
- Technological Optimism in Climate Mitigation: The Case of Carbon Capture and Storage
- Exnovation as a Necessary Factor in Successful Energy Transitions
- In Closing: From “energy” to “Energy”
- Index
