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DOI	10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112529
	Assessing policy barriers to the energy transition in South Africa
	Todd I.; McCauley D.
发表日期	2021
ISSN	0301-4215
卷号	158
英文摘要	A transition away from fossil fuels in South Africa is required to meet the obligations of the Paris Agreement, and to address the challenge of climate change. The country remains on an unsustainable path towards increasing fossil fuel dependency, while its immense potential for renewable energy lies untapped. Urgent work is needed to identify and assess the policy barriers which are holding the country back. The limited literature on barrier theory is reviewed, and a new taxonomy of policy barriers is developed. This is then used to interpret the findings of 28 elite semi-structured interviews with key organisations and individuals, which are analysed to ascertain what lies beneath the current direction of travel, and how these barriers are impeding progress. The paper develops the policy implications of those findings and presents conclusions for action needed by the South African government and others. It further concludes that the techniques developed are applicable to a wide range of transitional situations. © 2021 The Authors
英文关键词	Energy transition; Policy barriers; Renewable energy; South Africa
语种	英语
scopus关键词	Climate change; Public policy; Current direction; Energy transitions; Policy barriers; Policy implications; Renewable energies; Semi structured interviews; South Africa; South African government; Fossil fuels; alternative energy; climate change; energy policy; fossil fuel; South Africa
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/256544
作者单位	Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands; Management of International Social Challenges, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Todd I.,McCauley D.. Assessing policy barriers to the energy transition in South Africa[J],2021,158.
APA	Todd I.,&McCauley D..(2021).Assessing policy barriers to the energy transition in South Africa.Energy Policy,158.
MLA	Todd I.,et al."Assessing policy barriers to the energy transition in South Africa".Energy Policy 158(2021).