Energy scenarios—Exploring disruption and innovation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13065633 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gert Jan Kramer (0000-0002-8983-4516, Utrecht University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Pages | 247-250 |
| Publication date | 2017-10-31 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Energy Research & Social Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2214-6296 • E-ISSN: 2214-6326 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.erss.2017.10.047 |
| OpenAlex | W2766415716 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 9 |
In this perspective I argue that the term ‘disruptive innovation’ is at best too narrow and at worst meaningless to describe the important transformation of energy in the light of the pressing problem of climate change and the ambition to reach the targets of the Paris accord. Breaking the term apart, however, into disruption and innovation opens up a rich space for scenario exploration. If we take stock of what is possible or even likely to happen over the next decades, I conclude that we would do well to be more open-minded with respect to the nature and impact of disruption, and broaden the discourse of innovation beyond technical and business innovation
Business · Climate change · Disruptive innovation · Economics · Energy (signal processing · Industrial organization · Neoclassical economics · Open Innovation · Perspective (graphical · Physics · Stock (firearms · Term (time · Computer Science · Engineering · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance · Geology · Marketing
| Citations per year | 0.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |