Kacper Szulecki gave a keynote lecture at a webinar hosted by TU Delft, entitled “Conspiracy theories and the energy transition Russian oil conspiracies, The blackout myth and Governance through fear” The effects of conspiracy thinking on climate change attitudes are larger than previously argued (Uscinski and Olivella 2017). Yet the impact of conspiracy theories onto […]
Energy democracy as a process, an outcome and a goal: A conceptual review
Authors: Kacper Szulecki & Indra Overland Journal Article in: Energy Research & Social Science (2020) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2020.101768 . ‘Energy democracy’ has evolved from a slogan used by activists demanding a greater say in energy-related decision-making to a term used in policy documents and scholarly literature on energy governance and energy transitions. This article reviews the academic literature using […]
What’s next for the European coal heartland? Exploring the future of coal as presented in German, Polish and Czech press
Authors: Jan Osička, Jörg Kemmerzell, et al. Journal Article in: Energy Research & Social Science (2020) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2019.101316. This article addresses the future of coal in the European coal heartland, i.e. in the area of Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic, which together account for nearly 57% of coal consumption and 87% of coal-mining jobs in […]
European Green Deal: between ambition and feasibility
The Von der Leyen Commission displays unprecedented environmental policy ambitions and appears to be the greenest in EU history. However, it is also facing challenges of overwhelming magnitude, and it will work under societal pressure unseen in this policy area. Can its flagship European Green Deal deliver? by Kacper Szulecki —16 January 2020 Image courtesy of Fridays […]
Unpacking the right-populist threat to climate action: Poland’s pro-governmental media on energy transition and climate change
Authors: Piotr Żuk and Kacper Szulecki, Journal Article in: Energy Research and Social Science (2020) DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2020.101485 Is populist politics a threat to ambitious climate action and decarbonisation of energy systems? With the coinciding challenges of an alleged global ‘populist wave,’ and the growing visibility of a planetary climate crisis, this issue has gained relevance. […]
Europe’s greenest Commission ever faces an unprecedented challenge as the clock ticks
Author: Kacper Szulecki, Blog post at: Dahrendorf Forum (2020) The Von der Leyen Commission displays unprecedented environmental policy ambitions and appears to be the greenest in EU history. However, it is also facing challenges of overwhelming magnitude, and it will work under societal pressure unseen in this policy area. Can its flagship European Green Deal […]
Towards a common EU energy policy? German and Polish debates
Authors: Andreas Heinrich, Julia Kusznir, Aleksandra Lis, Heiko Pleines, Karen Smith Stegen and Kacper Szulecki ESPRi Policy Brief no. 2, 2016 The recently proposed overarching concept of a European “Energy Union” stresses the importance of regional cooperation, as it has become clear that absent increased coordination and cross-border cooperation, more obstacles than synergies may emerge. […]
Energy democratization? Societal Aspects of De-Carbonization in the German and Polish Energy Sectors
Authors: Kacper Szulecki, Andrzej Ancygier and Dariusz Szwed ESPRi Working Paper no 5, 2015 Development of renewable sources of energy has not only a significant impact on the power system but also on society. It has the potential to replace the existing conventional sources of energy with never-ending renewable sources, while at the same time […]
A Common Renewable Energy Policy in Europe?Explaining the German-Polish Policy Non-Convergence
Authors: Andrzej Ancygier and Kacper Szulecki Espri Working paper no. 4, 2014 While the European Commission envisaged the creation of a ‘common European energy market’ by 2014, it is quite clear that the provisions of the Lisbon Treaty protecting national sovereignty over energy policies and mixes are here to stay. We have, however, seen some […]
“Politics and Governance” special issue on EU climate and energy policy
ESPRI’s Kacper Szulecki has co-edited (with Dag Harald Claes) the special issue of Politics and Governance on “EU Energy Policy: Towards a Clean Energy Transition?”. The entire issue is available in open access on the journal’s website. For over a decade, the EU has displayed an interest and political motivation to integrate climate policy priorities into […]