Jessica Jewell
Biographic Data
| ID | 6817546 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jessica Jewell |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jessica |
| FAMILY NAME | Jewell |
| SIGNATURE | JEWELL J |
| AFFILIATIONS | International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2846-9081 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 169 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Green jobs and just transition: Employment implications of Europe's Net Zero pathway
The European Green Deal promises a “just and inclusive transition” to net-zero emissions by 2050, but employment implications remain poorly quantified. We address how Europe's net-zero transition affects energy sector employment and whether current policies ensure a just transition for affected workers. While the net-zero transition creates substantial net employment gains, we argue that significant mismatches in skills, geography, and timing req…
Coal-exit alliance must confront freeriding sectors to propel Paris-aligned momentum
Historical diffusion of nuclear, wind and solar power in different national contexts: Implications for climate mitigation pathways
Climate change mitigation requires rapid expansion of low-carbon electricity but there is a disagreement on whether available technologies such as renewables and nuclear power can be scaled up sufficiently fast. Here we analyze the diffusion of nuclear (from the 1960s), as well as wind and solar (from the 1980–90s) power. We show that all these technologies have been adopted in most large economies except major energy exporters, but solar and win…
Have climate policies accelerated energy transitions? Historical evolution of electricity mix in the G7 and the EU compared to net-zero targets
Climate policies are often assumed to have significant impacts on the nature and speed of energy transitions. To investigate this hypothesis, we develop an approach to categorise, trace, and compare energy transitions across countries and time periods. We apply this approach to analyse electricity transitions in the G7 and the EU between 1960 and 2022, specifically examining whether and how climate policies altered the transitions beyond historic…
The feasibility of climate action: Bridging the inside and the outside view through feasibility spaces
The feasibility of different options to reduce the risks of climate change has engaged scholars for decades. Yet there is no agreement on how to define and assess feasibility. We define feasible as “do‐able under realistic assumptions.” A sound feasibility assessment is based on causal reasoning; enables comparison of feasibility across climate options, contexts, and implementation levels; and reflexively considers the agency of its audience. Glo…
Phasing out coal for 2 °C target requires worldwide replication of most ambitious national plans despite security and fairness concerns
Ending the use of unabated coal power is a key climate change mitigation measure. However, we do not know how fast it is feasible to phase-out coal on the global scale. Historical experience of individual countries indicates feasible coal phase-out rates, but can these be upscaled to the global level and accelerated by deliberate action? To answer this question, we analyse 72 national coal power phase-out pledges and show that these pledges have …
Joshua 7: 22 In the Ruins
Joshua 7:22 in the Ruins Jessica Jewell (bio) The whole city was an ambushthe summer before we met& I was disaster provisions.I lit fires up and downMeridian, breaking the lawevery time the moondisappointed me, triedtunneling home dirt by dew& then you were salveand I, a walking wound.I met you and you stoppedmy war with the world youtransformed Indianadarkness into solitudeo, behold, the smoke of the cityhas gone up into the skyand there is no p…
Meeting well-below 2°C target would increase energy sector jobs globally
To limit global warming to well-below 2°C (WB2C), fossil fuels must be replaced by low-carbon energy sources. Support for this transition is often dampened by the impact on fossil fuel jobs. Previous work shows that pro-climate polices could increase employment by 20 million net energy jobs, but these studies rely on Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) jobs data, assumptions about jobs in non-OECD countries, and a single…
Historical precedents and feasibility of rapid coal and gas decline required for the 1.5°C target
Liquefied natural gas expansion plans in Germany: The risk of gas lock-in under energy transitions
The German energy transition has been hailed as a role model for climate action. However, plans for the construction of three large-scale Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) import terminals are receiving strong state support. This is inconsistent with Germany’s climate targets, which require a reduction rather than expansion of natural gas consumption. In our paper, we aim to unpack the connection between the risk of natural gas lock-in and the energy t…
Failing the formative phase: The global diffusion of nuclear power is limited by national markets
Understanding the role of technology characteristics and the context in the diffusion of new energy technologies is important for assessing feasibility of climate mitigation. We examine the historical adoption of nuclear power as a case of a complex large scale energy technology. We conduct an event history analysis of grid connections of first sizable commercial nuclear power reactors in 79 countries between 1950 and 2018. We show that the intro…
Covid-19 and the politics of sustainable energy transitions
Solar has greater techno-economic resource suitability than wind for replacing coal mining jobs
Coal mining directly employs over 7 million workers and benefits millions more through indirect jobs. However, to meet the 1.5 °C global climate target, coal’s share in global energy supply should decline between 73% and 97% by 2050. But what will happen to coal miners as coal jobs disappear ?Answering this question is necessary to ensure a just transition and to ensure that politically powerful coal mining interests do not impede energy transiti…
On the political feasibility of climate change mitigation pathways: Is it too late to keep warming below 1.5°C
Keeping global warming below 1.5°C is technically possible but is it politically feasible? Understanding political feasibility requires answering three questions: (a) “ Feasibility of what ?,” (b) “Feasibility when and where? , ” and (c) “Feasibility for whom? . ” In relation to the 1.5°C target, these questions translate into (a) identifying specific actions comprising the 1.5°C pathways; (b) assessing the economic and political costs of these a…
Integrating techno-economic, socio-technical and political perspectives on national energy transitions: A meta-theoretical framework
Economic development, technological innovation, and policy change are especially prominent factors shaping energy transitions. Therefore explaining energy transitions requires combining insights from disciplines investigating these factors. The existing literature is not consistent in identifying these disciplines nor proposing how they can be combined. We conceptualize national energy transitions as a co-evolution of three types of systems: ener…
Regional Low-Emission Pathways from Global Models
C and SDGs: United they stand, divided they fall
The adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the new international climate treaty could put 2015 into the history books as a defining year for setting human development on a more sustainable pathway. The global climate policy and SDG agendas are highly interconnected: the way that the climate problem is addressed strongly affects the prospects of meeting numerous other SDGs and vice versa. Drawing on existing scenario results from…
Introducing nuclear power in Turkey: A historic state strategy and future prospects
The concept of energy security: Beyond the four As
Energy security studies have expanded from their classic beginnings following the 1970s oil crises to encompass various energy sectors and increasingly diverse issues. This viewpoint contributes to the re-examination of the meaning of energy security that has accompanied this expansion. Our starting point is that energy security is an instance of security in general and thus any concept of it should address three questions: “Security for whom?”, …
The three perspectives on energy security: Intellectual history, disciplinary roots and the potential for integration
Integrating techno-economic, socio-technical and political perspectives on national energy transitions: A meta-theoretical framework
Economic development, technological innovation, and policy change are especially prominent factors shaping energy transitions. Therefore explaining energy transitions requires combining insights from disciplines investigating these factors. The existing literature is not consistent in identifying these disciplines nor proposing how they can be combined. We conceptualize national energy transitions as a co-evolution of three types of systems: ener…
The three perspectives on energy security: Intellectual history, disciplinary roots and the potential for integration
On the political feasibility of climate change mitigation pathways: Is it too late to keep warming below 1.5°C
Keeping global warming below 1.5°C is technically possible but is it politically feasible? Understanding political feasibility requires answering three questions: (a) “ Feasibility of what ?,” (b) “Feasibility when and where? , ” and (c) “Feasibility for whom? . ” In relation to the 1.5°C target, these questions translate into (a) identifying specific actions comprising the 1.5°C pathways; (b) assessing the economic and political costs of these a…
Liquefied natural gas expansion plans in Germany: The risk of gas lock-in under energy transitions
The German energy transition has been hailed as a role model for climate action. However, plans for the construction of three large-scale Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) import terminals are receiving strong state support. This is inconsistent with Germany’s climate targets, which require a reduction rather than expansion of natural gas consumption. In our paper, we aim to unpack the connection between the risk of natural gas lock-in and the energy t…
The feasibility of climate action: Bridging the inside and the outside view through feasibility spaces
The feasibility of different options to reduce the risks of climate change has engaged scholars for decades. Yet there is no agreement on how to define and assess feasibility. We define feasible as “do‐able under realistic assumptions.” A sound feasibility assessment is based on causal reasoning; enables comparison of feasibility across climate options, contexts, and implementation levels; and reflexively considers the agency of its audience. Glo…
Have climate policies accelerated energy transitions? Historical evolution of electricity mix in the G7 and the EU compared to net-zero targets
Climate policies are often assumed to have significant impacts on the nature and speed of energy transitions. To investigate this hypothesis, we develop an approach to categorise, trace, and compare energy transitions across countries and time periods. We apply this approach to analyse electricity transitions in the G7 and the EU between 1960 and 2022, specifically examining whether and how climate policies altered the transitions beyond historic…
Failing the formative phase: The global diffusion of nuclear power is limited by national markets
Understanding the role of technology characteristics and the context in the diffusion of new energy technologies is important for assessing feasibility of climate mitigation. We examine the historical adoption of nuclear power as a case of a complex large scale energy technology. We conduct an event history analysis of grid connections of first sizable commercial nuclear power reactors in 79 countries between 1950 and 2018. We show that the intro…
Introducing nuclear power in Turkey: A historic state strategy and future prospects
The three perspectives on energy security: Intellectual history, disciplinary roots and the potential for integration
The concept of energy security: Beyond the four As
Energy security studies have expanded from their classic beginnings following the 1970s oil crises to encompass various energy sectors and increasingly diverse issues. This viewpoint contributes to the re-examination of the meaning of energy security that has accompanied this expansion. Our starting point is that energy security is an instance of security in general and thus any concept of it should address three questions: “Security for whom?”, …
Introducing nuclear power in Turkey: A historic state strategy and future prospects
Regional Low-Emission Pathways from Global Models
C and SDGs: United they stand, divided they fall
The adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the new international climate treaty could put 2015 into the history books as a defining year for setting human development on a more sustainable pathway. The global climate policy and SDG agendas are highly interconnected: the way that the climate problem is addressed strongly affects the prospects of meeting numerous other SDGs and vice versa. Drawing on existing scenario results from…
Integrating techno-economic, socio-technical and political perspectives on national energy transitions: A meta-theoretical framework
Economic development, technological innovation, and policy change are especially prominent factors shaping energy transitions. Therefore explaining energy transitions requires combining insights from disciplines investigating these factors. The existing literature is not consistent in identifying these disciplines nor proposing how they can be combined. We conceptualize national energy transitions as a co-evolution of three types of systems: ener…
On the political feasibility of climate change mitigation pathways: Is it too late to keep warming below 1.5°C
Keeping global warming below 1.5°C is technically possible but is it politically feasible? Understanding political feasibility requires answering three questions: (a) “ Feasibility of what ?,” (b) “Feasibility when and where? , ” and (c) “Feasibility for whom? . ” In relation to the 1.5°C target, these questions translate into (a) identifying specific actions comprising the 1.5°C pathways; (b) assessing the economic and political costs of these a…
Covid-19 and the politics of sustainable energy transitions
Solar has greater techno-economic resource suitability than wind for replacing coal mining jobs
Coal mining directly employs over 7 million workers and benefits millions more through indirect jobs. However, to meet the 1.5 °C global climate target, coal’s share in global energy supply should decline between 73% and 97% by 2050. But what will happen to coal miners as coal jobs disappear ?Answering this question is necessary to ensure a just transition and to ensure that politically powerful coal mining interests do not impede energy transiti…
Joshua 7: 22 In the Ruins
Joshua 7:22 in the Ruins Jessica Jewell (bio) The whole city was an ambushthe summer before we met& I was disaster provisions.I lit fires up and downMeridian, breaking the lawevery time the moondisappointed me, triedtunneling home dirt by dew& then you were salveand I, a walking wound.I met you and you stoppedmy war with the world youtransformed Indianadarkness into solitudeo, behold, the smoke of the cityhas gone up into the skyand there is no p…
Meeting well-below 2°C target would increase energy sector jobs globally
To limit global warming to well-below 2°C (WB2C), fossil fuels must be replaced by low-carbon energy sources. Support for this transition is often dampened by the impact on fossil fuel jobs. Previous work shows that pro-climate polices could increase employment by 20 million net energy jobs, but these studies rely on Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) jobs data, assumptions about jobs in non-OECD countries, and a single…
Historical precedents and feasibility of rapid coal and gas decline required for the 1.5°C target
Liquefied natural gas expansion plans in Germany: The risk of gas lock-in under energy transitions
The German energy transition has been hailed as a role model for climate action. However, plans for the construction of three large-scale Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) import terminals are receiving strong state support. This is inconsistent with Germany’s climate targets, which require a reduction rather than expansion of natural gas consumption. In our paper, we aim to unpack the connection between the risk of natural gas lock-in and the energy t…
Failing the formative phase: The global diffusion of nuclear power is limited by national markets
Understanding the role of technology characteristics and the context in the diffusion of new energy technologies is important for assessing feasibility of climate mitigation. We examine the historical adoption of nuclear power as a case of a complex large scale energy technology. We conduct an event history analysis of grid connections of first sizable commercial nuclear power reactors in 79 countries between 1950 and 2018. We show that the intro…
Phasing out coal for 2 °C target requires worldwide replication of most ambitious national plans despite security and fairness concerns
Ending the use of unabated coal power is a key climate change mitigation measure. However, we do not know how fast it is feasible to phase-out coal on the global scale. Historical experience of individual countries indicates feasible coal phase-out rates, but can these be upscaled to the global level and accelerated by deliberate action? To answer this question, we analyse 72 national coal power phase-out pledges and show that these pledges have …
Coal-exit alliance must confront freeriding sectors to propel Paris-aligned momentum
Historical diffusion of nuclear, wind and solar power in different national contexts: Implications for climate mitigation pathways
Climate change mitigation requires rapid expansion of low-carbon electricity but there is a disagreement on whether available technologies such as renewables and nuclear power can be scaled up sufficiently fast. Here we analyze the diffusion of nuclear (from the 1960s), as well as wind and solar (from the 1980–90s) power. We show that all these technologies have been adopted in most large economies except major energy exporters, but solar and win…
Have climate policies accelerated energy transitions? Historical evolution of electricity mix in the G7 and the EU compared to net-zero targets
Climate policies are often assumed to have significant impacts on the nature and speed of energy transitions. To investigate this hypothesis, we develop an approach to categorise, trace, and compare energy transitions across countries and time periods. We apply this approach to analyse electricity transitions in the G7 and the EU between 1960 and 2022, specifically examining whether and how climate policies altered the transitions beyond historic…
The feasibility of climate action: Bridging the inside and the outside view through feasibility spaces
The feasibility of different options to reduce the risks of climate change has engaged scholars for decades. Yet there is no agreement on how to define and assess feasibility. We define feasible as “do‐able under realistic assumptions.” A sound feasibility assessment is based on causal reasoning; enables comparison of feasibility across climate options, contexts, and implementation levels; and reflexively considers the agency of its audience. Glo…
Green jobs and just transition: Employment implications of Europe's Net Zero pathway
The European Green Deal promises a “just and inclusive transition” to net-zero emissions by 2050, but employment implications remain poorly quantified. We address how Europe's net-zero transition affects energy sector employment and whether current policies ensure a just transition for affected workers. While the net-zero transition creates substantial net employment gains, we argue that significant mismatches in skills, geography, and timing req…
Economics (16 works) · Business (14 works) · Engineering (14 works) · Political science (14 works) · Climate Change Policy and Economics (11 works) · Global Energy and Sustainability Research (11 works) · Natural resource economics (10 works) · Climate change (8 works) · Renewable energy (8 works) · Environmental economics (7 works)