Information Guide: Energy Policy

A guide to the European Union’s Energy Policy, with hyperlinks to sources of information within European Sources Online and on external websites

Socio-technical transitions and policy change - Advocacy coalitions in Swiss energy policy

Policies and politics are an integral part of socio-technical transitions but have not received much attention in the transitions literature so far. Drawing on the advocacy coalition framework, our paper addresses this gap with a study on actors and coalitions in Swiss energy policy. Our results show that advocacy coalitions in Switzerland have largely remained stable despite the Fukushima shock. However, heterogeneity of beliefs has increased and in 2013, even a majority of actors expressed their support for the energy transition – an indication that major policy change might be ahead. It seems that in socio-technical transitions, changes in the policy issue and in the actor base also work toward policy change, next to changes in core beliefs. We make suggestions how the advocacy coalition framework can inform analysis and theory building in transition studies. We also present first ideas about the interplay of socio-technical systems and policy systems.

Towards a regional training policy for Latin America /

Errata slip inserted.

Comparative alternative/clean fuel provisions of the Clean Air Act and the Energy Policy Act.

Mode of access: Internet.

Energy Policy Act transportation rate study : availability of data and studies.

"DOE/EIA-0571."

Louisiana energy conservation plan, in response to title III, part C, Energy policy and conservation act of 1975 (Public Law 94-163) and title IV, part B, Energy conservation and production act of 1976 (Public Law 94-385) /

Cover title: Energy conservation plan for the State of Louisiana, (Public Law 94-163 & 94-385).

State legislatures and energy policy in the Northeast : energy facility siting and legislative action /

"BNL 50679."

State energy policy hearings

Hearings held in Sacramento, Feb. 15-Mar. 9, 1973