Welfare regimes as enablers of just energy transitions: Revisiting and testing the hypothesis of synergy for Europe

García-García, Pablo; Buendía, Luis; Carpintero, Óscar

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2022.107434

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“…From this perspective, justice is not simply an objective construct-it is also a matter of perception 40 . The study also relates to the longstanding question of the relationships between forms of welfare state, national sustainability performance and the nature of just transitions 41 .…”

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Policy prescriptions to address energy and transport poverty in the United Kingdom

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Tens of millions of households across Europe struggle to afford adequate electricity and heating services and reliable transportation, while recent high fuel prices could lead to an increase in excess winter deaths. Tackling energy and transport poverty is thus of paramount policy importance. Here we document the drivers and lived experiences of energy and transport poverty in the United Kingdom, based on public focus groups and expert interviews. We find a set of policies that resonate with both expert planners and members of the public, implying they have a level of political and social acceptability that other measures may be lacking, notably: mandatory landlord energy efficiency upgrades, increasing the extent of financial assistance to households, cheaper (or even free) bus and train fares and restarting and expanding bus services. We buttress these findings with further suggestions for energy and transport system redesign that better meets emerging principles of energy and social justice.

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“…334-335). However, the claim that the social-democratic welfare regimes that are least unequal in socioeconomic terms would also perform best in ecological terms and thus gradually become 'ecosocial' states has not been verified in comparative empirical research (Duit, 2016;Koch and Fritz, 2014;Jakobsson et al, 2018;García-García et al 2022). In relation to their ecological and carbon footprints, Western material welfare standards have never been generalizable to the rest of the planet because their environmental impacts transgress the biophysical boundaries of a 'safe and just operating space' for humanity (O'Neill et al, 2018).…”

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Social Policy in a Climate Emergency Context: Towards an Ecosocial Research Agenda

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Social policy developed as a research field and academic discipline to ensure protection from social risks in the era of emerging capitalism and industrialization. While welfare states have successfully increased their citizens’ wellbeing, they have also contributed to the ecological crisis, while the shared scientific understanding of exceeded planetary boundaries and worsening climate change scenarios has not (yet) reshaped mainstream social policy research. In this article, we suggest that the established traditions in social policy research can nevertheless provide a solid ground for responding to the climate emergency and facilitating the sustainable transformation of society and the economy. With a focus on four of the research fields that are central in social policy scholarship – risks, citizenship, welfare regimes, and wellbeing – we develop an ecosocial research agenda. By discussing the classic and climate-adjusted understandings of these fields, we open future pathways for social policy research and invite scholars to engage with our proposed research agenda.

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“…We posit that countries with stronger redistributive and universal social policies rooted in participation and inclusion are better placed to implement an eco-social transformation. Synergies cannot be taken for granted, however, as better social performance does not automatically lead to better environmental performance (see García-García et al, 2022).…”

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Just transitions for a new eco-social contract: analysing the relations between welfare regimes and transition pathways

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Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research

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By combining environmental and social objectives in order to address climate change and other environmental challenges, ‘just transitions’ have the potential to accelerate low-carbon transitions in an inclusive and equitable manner. More broadly, by strengthening an egalitarian and ecological public sphere that protects workers’ rights and the rights of nature, just transitions can contribute to a new eco-social contract for both people and planet, guaranteeing full access to social rights and a viable future for all. But like other strategies, just transitions vary in their ambition and thus their eco-social visions. This article builds on the analytical framework developed by the Just Transition Research Collaborative to comparatively assess different just transition pathways in Germany, Poland, Spain, Sweden and the United States in the context of different types of welfare state and economic structure. The comparison may help stakeholders to evaluate different just transition policies according to contextual factors and transformative potential.

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Welfare regimes as enablers of just energy transitions: Revisiting and testing the hypothesis of synergy for Europe

Cited by 24 publications

References 43 publications

Policy prescriptions to address energy and transport poverty in the United Kingdom

Policy prescriptions to address energy and transport poverty in the United Kingdom

Social Policy in a Climate Emergency Context: Towards an Ecosocial Research Agenda

Just transitions for a new eco-social contract: analysing the relations between welfare regimes and transition pathways

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