 Decentralisation versus centralisation in Swedish energy policy: the main challenges and drivers for the energy transition at the regional and local levelsJustyna Maliszewska-Nienartowicz and Oskar Stefański Energy Policy, 2024, vol. 188, issue C Abstract: The study presents recent trends in the development of energy policy and energy transition in Sweden. It uses a multi-level governance perspective to examine if decentralisation of this policy has always had a positive impact on the energy transition and what challenges and drivers for the energy transition can be observed in practice. The study is based on a survey addressed to representatives of the regions and municipalities which aims to explore the factors important for undertaking proactive clean energy policy at the regional and local levels. The results of the research confirm that a mix of centralisation and decentralisation together with a clear division of tasks can contribute to the effectiveness of the energy transition. However, the Swedish example also confirms that proper coordination in the multi-level governance system is a huge challenge, in particular when it comes to financial support and consultation. Keywords: Swedish energy transition; Multi-level governance; Decentralisation; Coordination; Challenges to the local energy transition; Drivers for the local energy transition (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:enepol:v:188:y:2024:i:c:s0301421524001253 DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114105 Access Statistics for this article Energy Policy is currently edited by N. France More articles in Energy Policy from Elsevier |
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