Decarbonizing the energy system is critical for addressing climate change. Given the
dominance of fossil fuels in the energy system, decarbonization requires rapid and …

Public banks are banks located within the public sphere of a state. They are pervasive, with
more than 900 institutions worldwide, and powerful, with tens of trillions in assets. Public …

The complex relationship between democracy and the ecological crisis in capitalist societies
and the associated challenges for social-ecological transformations is addressed. Based on …

In recent years, the role of the state in sustainability transitions has received increasing
attention. Germany is often perceived as a forerunner in climate and environmental politics …

This paper contributes to recent debates in energy geography, especially to energy
transition research and literature, by developing a critical and empirically grounded …

Over the past decades, a profound energy transition has begun. In 2014, the EU agreed to
increase the share of renewable energy sources in its final energy consumption to at least …

During the 2000s, Germany and Spain were forerunners in Europe's energy transition.
However, after the outbreak of the global financial crisis in 2007 a growing divergence in the …

During recent centuries, in the Global North, every energy crisis has been overcome, sooner
or later, with a transition that has led to an increase in the average per capita energy …

Die Reihe bietet empirisch angeleiteten, quantitativen und international vergleichenden
Arbeiten, Untersuchungen von grenzüberschreitenden Transformationsund …

Within the context of an energy transition towards achieving a renewable low-impact energy
consumption system, this study analyses how bottom-up initiatives can contribute to state …