1. How institutional interactions can strengthen effectiveness
- Author
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Naghmeh Nasiritousi, Lisa Sanderink, and Environmental Policy Analysis
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Global energy ,Renewable energy ,020209 energy ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Effectiveness ,02 engineering and technology ,010501 environmental sciences ,Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law ,Institutional interactions ,01 natural sciences ,SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,SDG 13 - Climate Action ,Multi stakeholder ,Global governance ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,media_common ,Sustainable development ,business.industry ,Multi-stakeholder partnerships ,Environmental economics ,General Energy ,Harm ,Work (electrical) ,business ,Autonomy - Abstract
Sustainable Development Goal 7 and the Paris Agreement reiterate the importance of a worldwide uptake of renewable energy. However, the present growth rate of renewables in the global energy mix is too slow to meet international targets. There exists at present a wide range of institutions with different characteristics that work internationally to promote a steeper increase. Whereas previous studies have examined the institutional landscape for renewable energy and the considerable interactions occurring across institutions, it remains unclear what the implications of these institutional interactions are for effectiveness. This paper assesses how institutional interactions can strengthen effectiveness, by focusing on three multi-stakeholder partnerships for renewable energy. Based on an expert survey and semi-structured interviews, the study provides both theoretical and empirical contributions to understanding institutional interactions in relation to effectiveness. Moreover, it provides insights on how to strengthen the effectiveness of multi-stakeholder partnerships for renewable energy. Results show that different levels and types of institutional interactions may influence effectiveness differently, with the sharing of procedural information and coordination mechanisms being considered most fruitful to increase effectiveness. Importantly, however, such interactions should not harm the autonomy, nor the efficiency of multi-stakeholder partnerships.
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- 2020