Abstract
The current paradigm for planning an energy transition is often embedded in practices within the existing political and societal regime. Within this paradigm, a genuine transformation to a fully fossil-free future is often not achieved. Thus, the problem is that in order to arrive at such a newly conceived future, the concepts and solutions created need to be fundamentally different from practices in recent past and present. At the same time, the community is not prepared for big changes, and the unknown future is experienced as uncertain and undesirable. These two mechanisms perpetuate current practices and prevent a new future from emerging. In this article, we will demonstrate how these two movements can be connected to disrupt incremental and path-dependent development, allowing people to become visionary and co-design a transformative future with innovative concepts. The Dutch Groningen region is used as an illustrative example for realising fundamental shifts supported by a bottom-up engagement process.
Highlights
The energy transition towards the use of renewable resources is often seen as a non-linear, wicked problem [1,2]
Somewhere along the curve of system A (Figure 8), tensions start to increase and the first cautious attempts to make a creative jump could be witnessed in the early 2000s, when the fossil-based industry was confronted with worrying research outcomes on climate change and the contribution of greenhouse gas emissions to global warming
The ways to increase the chance at implementing a highly necessary energy transition is presented as a transformative way of jumping off the current system to ignite the emergence of a new cycle, by establishing creative collaborative learning environments
Summary
The energy transition towards the use of renewable resources is often seen as a non-linear, wicked problem [1,2]. The negotiated average as a means to reach the desired transition will undoubtedly provide a solution for a problem that has already changed in an unexpected way once the solution is proposed It is utterly important a perspective on realizing the energy transition is taken that starts from a novel point of departure, e.g., the need for a fundamental reduction in energy use, reuse of waste energy and the use of renewables. The citizen can play a crucial role in inventing its own future environment and when this happens a larger support for novel ideas emerges This requires a process in which the citizen is at the heart of the debate and co-designs (and co-authors) the outcomes. The article is limited to these aspects and does not focus on the mechanisms in the energy industry, presenting concrete industry actions or products, nor does it aim to assess the feasibility of propositions or the economic benefits of planning proposals that are required to enhance the energy transition
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