Despite their increasing cost competitiveness, the continued expansion of renewable energy
remains dependent on policy support. Moreover, the dismantling of renewable energy …

Historical-materialist policy analysis (HMPA) aims at analyzing how specific policies are
formulated against the background of essentially competing and contradictory interests of …

In this paper, multiple pathways for the European energy system until 2050 are computed,
focusing on one of the major challenges of the low-carbon transition: the issue of unused …

Like many other countries, Germany has defined goals to reduce its CO2-emissions
following the Paris Agreement of the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP). The first …

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 …

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 …

For a long time, Germany was regarded as a pioneer in climate policy. Recently, conflicts
have intensified over the phase-out of coal from the energy sector. In 2020, the German …

Decarbonization efforts and sustainability transformations represent highly contested socio-
political projects. Yet, they often encounter various forms of depoliticization. This article …