Hardwired towards transformation? Assessing global climate governance for power sector decarbonization

Lukas Hermwille

doi:10.1016/j.esg.2020.100054

Hardwired towards transformation? Assessing global climate governance for power sector decarbonization

Lukas Hermwille^*

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Fully decarbonising global power supply is essential to meet the objectives of the Paris Agreement. A wide range of inter- and transnational governance institutions exist that work towards the transformation of the power sector. But are these governance efforts sufficient to address the challenges? To address this question the article first identifies governance needs on the basis of systemic sector-specific transformation challenges and discusses the potential for international governance to address them. Second, the paper surveys existing inter- and transnational institutions and assess to what extent they exploit the potential of international governance. The analysis shows that many of the governance needs are already being satisfied to some extent, particularly with respect to the deployment of renewable energy. It also shows that a significant blind spot remains: the phase-out of fossil fuels for electricity generation. The detailed analysis enables us to identify options for enhancing the governance landscape.

Original language	English
Article number	100054
Pages (from-to)	1-10
Number of pages	10
Journal	Earth System Governance
Volume	8
Early online date	10 Jun 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esg.2020.100054
Publication status	Published - Jun 2021

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This contribution is a result of the COP21 RIPPLES project funded under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 730427. For more information visit https://www.cop21ripples.eu/, Special thanks go out to Friederike Asche for her excellent research assistance as well as to two anonymous reviewers and the guest editors of this special issue for their valuable feedback. All remaining errors remain my sole responsibility.

Funding Information:
This contribution is a result of the COP21 RIPPLES project funded under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 730427. For more information visit https://www.cop21ripples.eu/

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© 2020 The Author

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This contribution is a result of the COP21 RIPPLES project funded under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 730427. For more information visit https://www.cop21ripples.eu/, Special thanks go out to Friederike Asche for her excellent research assistance as well as to two anonymous reviewers and the guest editors of this special issue for their valuable feedback. All remaining errors remain my sole responsibility. This contribution is a result of the COP21 RIPPLES project funded under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 730427. For more information visit https://www.cop21ripples.eu/

Funders	Funder number
Horizon 2020 Framework Programme
Horizon 2020	730427

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Energy governance
Energy transformation
Global governance
Paris Agreement
Power sector
Regime complex

UN SDGs

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