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- Andersen, M. S., et al.
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To facilitate a fair bioeconomy transition, stronger regional-level linkages are needed
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Ingår i: Biofuels Bioproducts & Biorefining-Biofpr. - : Wiley. - 1932-104X .- 1932-1031. ; 16:4, s. 929-941
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The great hopes in Brussels that a circular bioeconomy will help bridge the growing divide between urban and rural areas and allow the hinterlands to prosper from 'green growth' are addressed in this article, which reflects on insights from three Nordic case studies of brown, green and blue biomass use at different levels of technology readiness. A closer examination of the forward, backward, fiscal and final demand linkages at regional level from increased biomass utilization, from eastern Finland and northern Sweden to Jutland and North Atlantic islands, suggests that linkages are and will remain relatively weak, predominantly dashing the expectations. As suppliers and exporters of natural resources, disadvantaged regions may all too easily get locked into a 'staples trap', where the value creation evaporates owing in part to the steep start-up costs and the associated boom-and-bust cycles, which place them in a weak position vis-a-vis the resource manufacturers and consumers. To make the prospects of development, employment and prosperity in the hinterlands materialize, measures are needed to strengthen the regional-level economic linkages. Regional-level revolving funds based on benefit-sharing instruments related to natural resources can be used to bolster economic development, as reflected in such schemes present in both China and Canada. We call for further research into whether and how such approaches can be replicated successfully by channeling revenues from biomass cultivation to regional-scale revolving funds, with mandates to strengthen long-term economic linkages and prosperity within the hinterlands. (c) 2022 The Authors. Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining published by Society of Industrial Chemistry and John Wiley & Sons Ltd
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- Hedeler, Barbara, 1991, et al.
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Policy mixes and policy feedback: Implications for green industrial growth in the Swedish biofuels industry
- 2023
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Ingår i: Renewable & sustainable energy reviews. - : Elsevier. - 1364-0321 .- 1879-0690. ; 173
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In recent years, innovation systems scholars have advanced the understanding of the evolution of industries around renewable energy technologies as well as the role of policy feedback (and indeed politics) surrounding the development of domestic green industrial development policies. To take a step towards combining these literature streams, the purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of policy mixes and policy feedback in the emergence of domestic green industries. This is achieved in the empirical case of biofuels in Sweden, and the findings show that policy feedback dynamics created difficulties in aligning the national policy mix with the technology and industrial developments in the country. The resulting political uncertainty predominantly hampered the scaling up of domestic production capacity, while R&D and import of biofuels instead could grow strong. Based on this empirical case, a process model is developed to explain the role of policy feedback in the development of domestic industries, thus demonstrating how the growth of domestic industries is driven by the interplay of policy effects and various feedback processes. The findings suggest that future research into the role of policies in “green” domestic industry growth should devote more attention to the dynamics driving the co-evolution of policy, technology and industry structures.
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- Hedeler, Barbara, 1991
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Policy Mixes for Industrial Transformation: Lessons from Finland and Sweden
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- An accelerated transition of the existing industry sectors towards low-carbon and renewable energy technologies is crucial to achieving global climate targets and national net zero emission commitments. This thesis departs from the notion that many governments increasingly emphasise the possibilities of combining such a transformation with domestic “green growth”. Recent research suggests that policymakers can influence innovation and transition processes through the implementation of transformative innovation policies, including a mix of instruments oriented towards climate and industrialisation goals. At the same time, scholars have stressed that the design and implementation of policy mixes play a key role in their effectiveness. Despite these advances, there is a lack of studies addressing the outcomes of such policy mixes in the context of transformative change in the industry. This licentiate thesis aims to enrich the current understanding of the impact of policy mixes on industrial transformation processes. To this end, this thesis builds on three historical case studies of industrial transformation in the Nordic countries. It combines qualitative interviews with secondary data and social network analysis to reconstruct how the implemented policy mixes have influenced the industrial transformation over an extended period (2003-2022). Theoretically, this thesis departs from the innovation systems approach and draws on insights from studies of transformative innovation policies, mission-oriented innovation systems and value chains. The thesis contributes to a more advanced understanding of the underlying processes by which policy mixes influence industrial processes towards the targeted transformative change. First, the thesis contributes with a typology of value chains, which describes and explains how differences in the type, design and implementation of policy mixes could lead to alternative value chain developments. Second, the thesis develops a process model that describes and explains how policy feedbacks affect the evolution of policy mixes and the subsequent emergence of renewable energy technologies and industrial structures. Third, the thesis contributes to the understanding of the impact of collaborative R&D programs directed toward promoting low-carbon innovation and experimentation in the established industry by investigating the role of the main Swedish industrial emitters in one policy-driven R&D network.
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- Hedeler, Barbara, 1991, et al.
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Strategic decisions on knowledge development and diffusion at pilot and demonstration projects: An empirical mapping of actors, projects and strategies in the case of circular forest bioeconomy
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Ingår i: Forest Policy and Economics. - : Elsevier BV. - 1389-9341. ; 110
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The knowledge developed at pilot and demonstration projects (PDPs) plays an essential role for emerging biorefinery technologies. This research addresses the unexplored role of actor strategies in the construction and operation of PDPs. Drawing on the theory of technological innovation systems, we conduct a pan-European survey to map the current pilot and demonstration projects, their actors and strategies. An online survey has been carried out among managers of PDPs to explore the strategic decisions to develop and diffuse knowledge. The findings reveal that the knowledge developed at PDPs and diffused in PDP contexts tends to focus on the development of technological knowledge at lower stages of technological maturity, while activities related to non-technological knowledge and system build-up were given less importance. Overall, our findings indicate that the consideration of actor strategies is of central importance to explain the value of the knowledge developed in PDP contexts for the transition to a circular forest bioeconomy.
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