Branching points for transition pathways: Assessing responses of actors to challenges on pathways to a low carbon future

Energy Policy

Volumn 52, Issue , 2013, Pages 146-158

  Foxon, Timothy J ^a   Pearson, Peter J G ^b   Arapostathis, Stathis ^b   Carlsson Hyslop, Anna ^b   Thornton, Judith ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Branching points; Path dependency; Transition pathways

Indexed keywords

BRANCHING POINTS; CIVIL SOCIETY; DECISION POINTS; ELECTRICITY FUTURES; ENERGY SYSTEMS; EXTERNAL STRESS; LOW CARBON; PATH DEPENDENCY; PATHWAY ANALYSIS; RISK MITIGATION STRATEGY; TRANSITION PATHWAY;

ENERGY POLICY;

CARBON; COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY PLANNING; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; STAKEHOLDER; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84870677572     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.04.030     Document Type: Article

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