Japan’s resilient, renewable cities

How socioeconomics and local policy drive Japan’s renewable energy transition

Datos Bibliográficos

ID7763483
AutoresTamsyn Fraser (0000-0002-4509-0244, Northeastern University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2020
Volumen29
Número3
Páginas500-523
Fecha de publicación2020-04-15
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaEnvironmental Politics (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0964-4016 • E-ISSN: 1743-8934
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09644016.2019.1589037
OpenAlexW2921651463
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas20
Referencias citadas44

Japan experienced a surge in renewable power plant construction since adopting the Feed-in Tariff policy in 2012. But why did some municipalities choose to adopt more renewables than others? Do technical resources explain the difference, or might socioeconomics, social capital, and local policy also serve as motivations, resources, or obstacles? Using zero-inflated negative binomial and Conway Maxwell Poisson regression, the effects of technical and social variables on renewables siting for all municipalities in Japan are modeled, and compared with survey results from a sample of 56. Municipalities with high unemployment and cheap land are especially likely to host solar, wind, and biomass and have greater energy system redundancy. Those with stronger bonding social ties are more likely to host wind, contrary to predictions, and cities that invested early in reducing greenhouse gas emissions are more likely to deploy solar

Business · Economics · Energy policy · Environmental economics · Feed-in tariff · Natural resource economics · Negative binomial distribution · Poisson distribution · Renewable energy · Tariff · Wind power · Energy and Environment Impacts · Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance · Ecology