Ten essentials for action-oriented and second order energy transitions, transformations and climate change research

Ioan Fazey; Niko Schäpke; Guido Caniglia; James Patterson; Johan Hultman; Barbara van Mierlo; Filippa Säwe; Arnim Wiek; Julia Wittmayer; Paulina Aldunce; Husam Al Waer; Nandini Battacharya; Hilary Bradbury; Esther Carmen; John Colvin; Christopher Cvitanovic; Marcella D'Souza; Maja Gopel; Bruce Goldstein; Timo Hämäläinen; Gavin Harper; Tom Henfry; Anthony Hodgson; Mark S. Howden; Andy Kerr; Matthias Klaes; Christopher Lyon; Gerald Midgley; Susanne Moser; Nandan Mukherjee; Karl Müller; Karen O'Brien; Deborah A. O'Connell; Per Olsson; Glenn Page; Mark S. Reed; Beverley Searle; Giorgia Silvestri; Viktoria Spaiser; Tim Strasser; Petra Tschakert; Natalia Uribe-Calvo; Steve Waddell; Jennifer Rao-Williams; Russell Wise; Ruth Wolstenholme; Mel Woods; Carina Wyborn

doi:10.1016/j.erss.2017.11.026

Ten essentials for action-oriented and second order energy transitions, transformations and climate change research
Reviewartikel, 2018

The most critical question for climate research is no longer about the problem, but about how to facilitate the transformative changes necessary to avoid catastrophic climate-induced change. Addressing this question, however, will require massive upscaling of research that can rapidly enhance learning about transformations. Ten essentials for guiding action-oriented transformation and energy research are therefore presented, framed in relation to second-order science. They include: (1) Focus on transformations to low-carbon, resilient living; (2) Focus on solution processes; (3) Focus on ‘how to’ practical knowledge; (4) Approach research as occurring from within the system being intervened; (5) Work with normative aspects; (6) Seek to transcend current thinking; (7) Take a multi-faceted approach to understand and shape change; (8) Acknowledge the value of alternative roles of researchers; (9) Encourage second-order experimentation; and (10) Be reflexive. Joint application of the essentials would create highly adaptive, reflexive, collaborative and impact-oriented research able to enhance capacity to respond to the climate challenge. At present, however, the practice of such approaches is limited and constrained by dominance of other approaches. For wider transformations to low carbon living and energy systems to occur, transformations will therefore also be needed in the way in which knowledge is produced and used.

Action research

Sustainability

Transdisciplinarity

Sustainability transitions

Författare

Ioan Fazey

University of Dundee

Niko Schäpke

Leuphana Universitat Lüneburg

Guido Caniglia

Leuphana Universitat Lüneburg

James Patterson

VU University Amsterdam

Johan Hultman

Lunds universitet

Barbara van Mierlo

Wageningen University and Research

Filippa Säwe

Lunds universitet

Arnim Wiek

Arizona State University

Julia Wittmayer

Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam

Paulina Aldunce

Universidad de Chile (UCH)

Husam Al Waer

University of Dundee

Nandini Battacharya

University of Dundee

Hilary Bradbury

Chalmers, Teknikens ekonomi och organisation

Esther Carmen

University of Dundee

John Colvin

Emerald Network Ltd

Christopher Cvitanovic

University of Tasmania

Marcella D'Souza

Watershed Organisation Trust

Maja Gopel

German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU)

Bruce Goldstein

University of Colorado at Boulder

Timo Hämäläinen

SITRA

Gavin Harper

University of Birmingham

Tom Henfry

Universidade de Lisboa

Schumacher Institute

Anthony Hodgson

University of Dundee

International Futures Forum

Mark S. Howden

Australian National University

Andy Kerr

University of Edinburgh

Matthias Klaes

University of Buckingham

Christopher Lyon

University of Dundee

Gerald Midgley

University of Hull

Susanne Moser

Susanne Moser Research and Consulting

Stanford University

Nandan Mukherjee

University of Dundee

Karl Müller

Steinbeis Transfer Center New Cybernetics

Karen O'Brien

Universitetet i Oslo

Deborah A. O'Connell

CSIRO Energy Flagship

Per Olsson

Stockholms universitet

Glenn Page

SustainaMetrix LLC

Mark S. Reed

Newcastle University

Beverley Searle

University of Dundee

Giorgia Silvestri

Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam

Viktoria Spaiser

University of Leeds

Tim Strasser

Universiteit Maastricht

Petra Tschakert

University of Western Australia

Natalia Uribe-Calvo

EUCO SAS

Steve Waddell

GOLDEN Ecosystems Labs

Jennifer Rao-Williams

University of Dundee

Russell Wise

CSIRO Land and Water

Ruth Wolstenholme

Sniffer

Mel Woods

University of Dundee

Carina Wyborn

WWF International

Energy Research and Social Science

2214-6296 (eISSN)

Vol. 40 54-70

Ämneskategorier

Tvärvetenskapliga studier

Systemvetenskap

Klimatforskning

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10.1016/j.erss.2017.11.026

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2018-12-28

Ten essentials for action-oriented and second order energy transitions, transformations and climate change research Reviewartikel, 2018

Författare

Ioan Fazey

Niko Schäpke

Guido Caniglia

James Patterson

Johan Hultman

Barbara van Mierlo

Filippa Säwe

Arnim Wiek

Julia Wittmayer

Paulina Aldunce

Husam Al Waer

Nandini Battacharya

Hilary Bradbury

Esther Carmen

John Colvin

Christopher Cvitanovic

Marcella D'Souza

Maja Gopel

Bruce Goldstein

Timo Hämäläinen

Gavin Harper

Tom Henfry

Anthony Hodgson

Mark S. Howden

Andy Kerr

Matthias Klaes

Christopher Lyon

Gerald Midgley

Susanne Moser

Nandan Mukherjee

Karl Müller

Karen O'Brien

Deborah A. O'Connell

Per Olsson

Glenn Page

Mark S. Reed

Beverley Searle

Giorgia Silvestri

Viktoria Spaiser

Tim Strasser

Petra Tschakert

Natalia Uribe-Calvo

Steve Waddell

Jennifer Rao-Williams

Russell Wise

Ruth Wolstenholme

Mel Woods

Carina Wyborn

Energy Research and Social Science

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Ten essentials for action-oriented and second order energy transitions, transformations and climate change research
Reviewartikel, 2018