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

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Ten essentials for action-oriented and second order energy transitions, transformations and climate change research. / Fazey, Ioan; Schäpke, Niko ; Caniglia, Guido et al.
In: Energy Research and Social Science, Vol. 40, No. June 2018, 01.06.2018, p. 54-70.

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Fazey, I, Schäpke, N , Caniglia, G, Patterson, J, Hultman, J, van Mierlo, B, Säwe, F, Wiek, A, Wittmayer, J, Aldunce, P, Al Waer, H, Battacharya, N, Bradbury, H, Carmen, E, Colvin, J, Cvitanovic, C, D'Souza, M, Gopel, M, Goldstein, B, Hämäläinen, T, Harper, G, Henfry, T, Hodgson, A, Howden, MS, Kerr, A, Klaes, M, Lyon, C, Midgley, G, Moser, S, Mukherjee, N, Müller, K, O'Brien, K, O'Connell, DA, Olsson, P, Page, G, Reed, MS, Searle, B, Silvestri, G, Spaiser, V, Strasser, T, Tschakert, P, Uribe-Calvo, N, Waddell, S, Rao-Williams, J, Wise, R, Wolstenholme, R, Woods, M & Wyborn, C 2018, 'Ten essentials for action-oriented and second order energy transitions, transformations and climate change research', Energy Research and Social Science, vol. 40, no. June 2018, pp. 54-70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2017.11.026

APA

Fazey, I., Schäpke, N., Caniglia, G., Patterson, J., Hultman, J., van Mierlo, B., Säwe, F., Wiek, A., Wittmayer, J., Aldunce, P., Al Waer, H., Battacharya, N., Bradbury, H., Carmen, E., Colvin, J., Cvitanovic, C., D'Souza, M., Gopel, M., Goldstein, B., ... Wyborn, C. (2018). Ten essentials for action-oriented and second order energy transitions, transformations and climate change research. Energy Research and Social Science, 40(June 2018), 54-70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2017.11.026

Vancouver

Fazey I, Schäpke N , Caniglia G, Patterson J, Hultman J, van Mierlo B et al. Ten essentials for action-oriented and second order energy transitions, transformations and climate change research. Energy Research and Social Science. 2018 Jun 1;40(June 2018):54-70. Epub 2017 Dec 26. doi: 10.1016/j.erss.2017.11.026

Bibtex

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abstract = "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 {\textquoteleft}how to{\textquoteright} 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.",

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

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AU - Schäpke, Niko

AU - Caniglia, Guido

AU - Patterson, James

AU - Hultman, Johan

AU - van Mierlo, Barbara

AU - Säwe, Filippa

AU - Wiek, Arnim

AU - Wittmayer, Julia

AU - Aldunce, Paulina

AU - Al Waer, Husam

AU - Battacharya, Nandini

AU - Bradbury, Hilary

AU - Carmen, Esther

AU - Colvin, John

AU - Cvitanovic, Christopher

AU - D'Souza, Marcella

AU - Gopel, Maja

AU - Goldstein, Bruce

AU - Hämäläinen, Timo

AU - Harper, Gavin

AU - Henfry, Tom

AU - Hodgson, Anthony

AU - Howden, Mark S.

AU - Kerr, Andy

AU - Klaes, Matthias

AU - Lyon, Christopher

AU - Midgley, Gerald

AU - Moser, Susanne

AU - Mukherjee, Nandan

AU - Müller, Karl

AU - O'Brien, Karen

AU - O'Connell, Deborah A.

AU - Olsson, Per

AU - Page, Glenn

AU - Reed, Mark S.

AU - Searle, Beverley

AU - Silvestri, Giorgia

AU - Spaiser, Viktoria

AU - Strasser, Tim

AU - Tschakert, Petra

AU - Uribe-Calvo, Natalia

AU - Waddell, Steve

AU - Rao-Williams, Jennifer

AU - Wise, Russell

AU - Wolstenholme, Ruth

AU - Woods, Mel

AU - Wyborn, Carina

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N2 - 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.

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