JOURNAL: Leading the post-industrial revolution? Policy windows, issue linkage and decarbonisation dynamics in the UK’s net-zero strategy (2010–2022)
Summary
Authors:
Benjamin K Sovacool
Marfuga Iskandarova
Frank W Geels
Boston University
Aarhus University
University of Sussex
University of Manchester
Leading the post-industrial revolution? Policy windows, issue linkage and decarbonisation dynamics in the UK’s net-zero strategy (2010–2022)
Industrial and Corporate Change
April 2024
This paper explores ongoing policy windows and efforts to decarbonise both the Humber and Merseyside, two clusters leading national net-zero ambitions, with actual, enforceable timetables to achieve decarbonisation. Investigating the efforts undertaken by these two regions to decarbonise industry offers insight into the “green gold rush” and nascent business opportunities in the carbon economy, including large-scale investment of capital into the policies nominally designed to tackle climate change. The study also sheds light on the coevolution of policy windows and issue linkage as net-zero ambitions solidify.
Associated Research
IDRIC – MIP 1.4 Smart policy and governance for industrial decarbonisation