Preprints are early versions of research articles that have not been peer reviewed. They should not be regarded as conclusive and should not be reported in news media as established information.
Renewable energy in Australia.docx (329.68 kB)
Renewable Energy in Australia: Policy, Regulation, and Institutions
preprint
posted on 2018-11-26, 21:26 authored by Muyi YangMuyi Yang, Suwin SanduSuwin Sandu, Wenbo LiThis
paper assesses the policy, regulatory and institutional settings for renewable
energy in Australia. This assessment is premised on the following arguments: a)
the extent to which renewable energy is likely to contribute to electricity
defossilisation will be largely determined by the efficacy of the policy,
regulatory and institutional settings; and b) most of the existing discussion
on renewable energy is neglectful of the significance of these settings. The
assessment suggests that the overall policy, regulatory and institutional
settings for renewable energy in Australia are characterised by a lack of political
constituency for redressing climate change challenge, thereby piecemeal policy
for promoting renewable generation, significant regulatory uncertainty, and
limited institutional capacity. The assessment also suggests that this lack of
political constituency is primarily a reflection of the broader electricity and
socio-economic policy settings, which have historically favoured cheap and
abundant indigenous coal for power generation, to serve wider
socio-economic priorities and agendas. In such environments, issues of climate
change have assumed a dormant role. Hence – inefficacious policy,
regulation and institutions for promoting renewable generation.
Funding
None
History
Declaration of conflicts of interest
NoCorresponding author email
muyi.yang@uts.edu.auLead author country
- Australia
Lead author job role
- Higher Education Researcher
Lead author institution
Centre for Energy Policy, University of Technology SydneyComments
Log in to write your comment here...