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DOI	10.1016/j.enpol.2020.112058
	Overcoming incumbent resistance to the clean energy shift: How local governments act as change agents in coal power station closures in China
	Tan H.; Thurbon E.; Kim S.-Y.; Mathews J.A.
发表日期	2021
ISSN	03014215
卷号	149
英文摘要	Phasing out the use of coal for power generation is an important concern for energy policy in the context of green transition. Despite the efforts of other nations, the role of China in the global phase-out of coal power remains crucial. Our study with a sub-national focus sheds important new light on the drivers and decision-making dynamics of exiting of coal power use in China. Based on a case study of closures of coal power plants in China's Guangdong province, we find that under certain circumstances, governments - especially those in the provincial and city levels - can and do act as change agents when it comes to retirement of coal fired power stations. Our study reveals a number of push and pull mechanisms that governments have utilized to overcome the resistance of incumbent power generation companies, primarily based on developmental considerations. By identifying the drivers and enabling mechanisms of phasing out the use of coal power in a significant sub-national region in China, our study contributes to both of the sustainability transition literature and the energy policy literature. © 2020 Elsevier Ltd
关键词	Coal exit Coal power plant retirement Creative destruction Developmental State Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater bay area Industry destabilization Industry upgrading
英文关键词	Coal; Coal industry; Decision making; Electric power generation; Energy policy; Plant shutdowns; Coal fired power station; Coal power plants; Coal power stations; Green transitions; Guangdong Province; Local government; Power generation company; Sustainability transition; Fossil fuel power plants; coal-fired power plant; development strategy; energy policy; industrial development; local government; power generation; China; Guangdong; Hong Kong; Macau
语种	英语
来源期刊	Energy Policy
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/205364
作者单位	Newcastle Business School, Faculty of Business and Law, University of Newcastle, Australia; Emlyon Business School, France; School of Social Sciences, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia; Discipline of Politics & International Relations, Macquarie School of Social Sciences at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia; Department of Management, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Tan H.,Thurbon E.,Kim S.-Y.,et al. Overcoming incumbent resistance to the clean energy shift: How local governments act as change agents in coal power station closures in China[J],2021,149.
APA	Tan H.,Thurbon E.,Kim S.-Y.,&Mathews J.A..(2021).Overcoming incumbent resistance to the clean energy shift: How local governments act as change agents in coal power station closures in China.Energy Policy,149.
MLA	Tan H.,et al."Overcoming incumbent resistance to the clean energy shift: How local governments act as change agents in coal power station closures in China".Energy Policy 149(2021).