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dc.contributor.authorRauter, Anna Raphaela Kyra Katharina
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-23T10:30:11Z
dc.date.available2022-02-23T10:30:11Z
dc.date.issued2022-06-01
dc.identifier.citationRauter , A R K K 2022 , ' Elite energy transitions : leaders and experts promoting renewable energy futures in Norway ' , Energy Research and Social Science , vol. 88 , 102509 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2022.102509en
dc.identifier.issn2214-6296
dc.identifier.otherPURE: 278023747
dc.identifier.otherPURE UUID: 9539a152-c8d5-4064-addd-6f35f6b93a40
dc.identifier.otherRIS: urn:2A50003229601A611EFE3D47254DB57E
dc.identifier.otherScopus: 85124616639
dc.identifier.otherWOS: 000786607100008
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10023/24929
dc.descriptionThis project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 715146.en
dc.description.abstractThis article shows how energy transitions are advanced by energy elites – the leaders and experts of energy companies. While the dominant literature suggests that elites resist societal changes, this research highlights that energy elites are instrumental in the promotion of energy transitions. The findings in this article are based on 18 months of ethnographic fieldwork in energy companies based in Oslo, Norway, and analysed using anthropological perspectives. The research has found that energy elites, faced with climate change concerns, re-imagined energy futures and accordingly reoriented their careers. Out of a total of 109 energy elites interviewed, 30% decided to leave the hydrocarbon sector in pursuit of careers in renewables. As energy elites left their occupations in oil and gas, they inspired others – including elites and non-elites – to follow suit. This suggests that elites are not only crucial to the pursuit of energy transitions but can also be key pillars of promoting societal changes. What is more, the research demonstrates that elites do not operate in isolation. Factors like social networks, politico-economic contexts, and changes in investor climates all contribute to the promotion of low-carbon energy futures. This article provides a deeper understanding of the multifaceted drivers of energy transitions – in Norway and beyond.
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dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofEnergy Research and Social Scienceen
dc.rightsCopyright © 2022 The Author. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).en
dc.subjectEnergy elitesen
dc.subjectEnergy transitionsen
dc.subjectRenewablesen
dc.subjectOil and gasen
dc.subjectClimate changeen
dc.subjectNorwayen
dc.subjectGF Human ecology. Anthropogeographyen
dc.subjectHD Industries. Land use. Laboren
dc.subject3rd-DASen
dc.subjectSDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energyen
dc.subjectSDG 13 - Climate Actionen
dc.subjectSDG 15 - Life on Landen
dc.subjectNISen
dc.subjectMCCen
dc.subject.lccGFen
dc.subject.lccHDen
dc.titleElite energy transitions : leaders and experts promoting renewable energy futures in Norwayen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.contributor.sponsorEuropean Research Councilen
dc.description.versionPublisher PDFen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Centre for Energy Ethicsen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Social Anthropologyen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2022.102509
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.identifier.grantnumber715146en


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