How the European recovery program (ERP) drove France's petroleum dependency, 1948–1975

Robert Gross, Jan Streeck, Nelo Magalhães (), Fridolin Krausmann, Helmut Haberl and Dominik Wiedenhofer
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Robert Gross: BOKU - Universität für Bodenkultur Wien = University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences [Vienne, Autriche], Leopold Franzens Universität Innsbruck - University of Innsbruck
Jan Streeck: BOKU - Universität für Bodenkultur Wien = University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences [Vienne, Autriche]
Nelo Magalhães: LADYSS - Laboratoire Dynamiques Sociales et Recomposition des Espaces - UP1 - Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - UP8 - Université Paris 8 - UPN - Université Paris Nanterre - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - UPCité - Université Paris Cité
Fridolin Krausmann: BOKU - Universität für Bodenkultur Wien = University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences [Vienne, Autriche]
Helmut Haberl: BOKU - Universität für Bodenkultur Wien = University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences [Vienne, Autriche]
Dominik Wiedenhofer: BOKU - Universität für Bodenkultur Wien = University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences [Vienne, Autriche]

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Abstract: The article investigates the roles of the European Recovery Program (ERP) and the Organization for European Economic Co-Operation (OEEC) in pushing France towards a pathway of petroleum dependency. The study is based on the energy transition and the Deep Transition frameworks, notably the analysis of specific collective actors. The analysis elaborates on the impact the OEEC Refinery Expansion Program had on (a) quality and quantity of petroleum product supply in France; (b) the French position within global crude oil and petroleum product trade; (c) the technological interrelatedness of the petroleum sector with agriculture, transport, and mobility. We show how different measures were designed to integrate sociotechnical systems, accelerate the transformation of energy systems and put the objective of Western Europe's "hidden integration" to work. The article concludes that complementing transition studies with historical and socio-metabolic perspectives can shed light on the origins of unsustainable pathways during the 20th century."

Keywords: deep transition; material stocks; Economy-wide material and energy flow analysis; organization for European economic cooperation; Energy transition; European recovery program (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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Published in Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 2022, 42, pp.268-284. ⟨10.1016/j.eist.2022.01.002⟩

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DOI: 10.1016/j.eist.2022.01.002

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