Abandoning the concept of renewable energy

Atte Harjanne and Janne M. Korhonen

Energy Policy, 2019, vol. 127, issue C, 330-340

Abstract: Renewable energy is a widely used term that describes certain types of energy production. In politics, business and academia, renewable energy is often framed as the key solution to the global climate challenge. We, however, argue that the concept of renewable energy is problematic and should be abandoned in favor of more unambiguous conceptualization.

Keywords: Renewable energy; Energy policy; Climate change; Institutional theory; Framing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2018.12.029

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