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6 - Comparative Analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 June 2025

James Goodman ,
Gareth Bryant ,
Linda Connor ,
Devleena Ghosh ,
Jonathan Paul Marshall ,
Tom Morton ,
Katja Müller ,
Stuart Rosewarne ,
Riikka Heikkinen  and
Lisa Lumsden
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James Goodman
Affiliation:
University of Technology Sydney
Gareth Bryant
Affiliation:
University of Sydney
Linda Connor
Affiliation:
University of Sydney
Devleena Ghosh
Affiliation:
University of Technology Sydney
Jonathan Paul Marshall
Affiliation:
University of Technology Sydney
Tom Morton
Affiliation:
Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg
Katja Müller
Affiliation:
Merseburg University for Applied Sciences
Stuart Rosewarne
Affiliation:
University of Sydney
Riikka Heikkinen
Affiliation:
University of Technology Sydney
Lisa Lumsden
Affiliation:
University of Technology Sydney
Mareike Pampus
Affiliation:
Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg
Priya Pillai
Affiliation:
University of Technology Sydney
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Summary

This chapter centres on comparative analysis, drawing together evidence-based insights into how renewable energy has been developed in the three regions. The three-part framework outlined in the opening chapter is used to analyse problems of legitimacy in renewable energy development in the three contexts. The three dimensions of appropriation, accumulation, and regulation shape the comparative analysis and underpin a suggested schema for interpreting legitimacy issues in renewable energy transitions. We discuss how renewables have been progressed, both locally and in terms of the intersecting dynamics of global policy, finance, and advocacy in constituting region-level transitions.

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energy transitionregional comparisonprivate renewables

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Decarbonising Electricity
The Promise of Renewable Energy Regions
 , pp. 216 - 242
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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