Governing the Energy Transition

Geert Verbong is an Associate Professor at the School of Innovation Sciences, Eindhoven University of Technology. Derk Loorbach is managing director of DRIFT, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

• 1. Introduction Geert Verbong and Derk Loorbach 2. Setting the Stage for the Energy Transition Vincent Lagendijk and Geert Verbong 3. Energy Transitions in Practice: The Case of Global Indoor Climate Change Elizabeth Shove 4. Resisting Change? The Transnational Dynamics of European Energy Regimes Erik van der Vleuten and Per Högselius 5. Carbon Capture and Storage: Sustainable Solution or Reinforced Carbon Lock-in? Philip Vergragt 6. Analyzing Emerging Sustainable Energy Niches in Europe: A Strategic Niche Management Perspective Rob Raven 7. Motors of Sustainable Innovation: Understanding Transitions from a Technological Innovation System’s Perspective Roald Suurs and Marko Hekkert 8. Civil Society in Sustainable Energy Transitions Adrian Smith 9. Future Electricity Systems: Visions, Scenarios and Transition Pathways Geert Verbong and Frank Geels 10. The Dutch Energy Transition Project (2000–2009) Frans van der Loo and Derk Loorbach 11. Working in the Science-Policy Interface: Transition Monitoring in the Dutch Energy Transition Program Mattijs Taanman 12. An International Perspective on the Energy Transition Project Florian Kern 13. Energy Governance in the European Union: Enabling Conditions for a Low Carbon Transition? Måns Nilsson 14. Conclusion: Is Governance of the Energy Transition a Reality, an Illusion or a Necessity? Derk Loorbach and Geert Verbong.