Agent‐based models (ABMs) have recently seen much application to the field of climate
mitigation policies. They offer a more realistic description of micro behavior than traditional …

Realizing a low-carbon energy future requires pervasive changes in consumer behavior.
Here, we examine the role of social influence in transitioning toward new low-carbon …

This article introduces the new journal Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions
(EIST). We consider its key terms and offer a survey of relevant theoretical and empirical …

Notwithstanding their many environmental, economic and social advantages, renewable
energy technologies (RE) account for a small fraction of the world's primary energy supply …

In an effort to develop “sustainability economics” Baumgärtner and Quaas (2010) neglect the
central concept of environmental economics–“environmental externality”. This note …

This paper argues that evolutionary thinking and modeling can contribute to the emerging
research on sustainability transitions and their management. Evolutionary theory provides a …

Historically, economic development has been strongly correlated with increasing energy use
and growth of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Renewable energy (RE) can help …

Established environmental policy theory is based on the assumption of homo economicus.
This means that people are seen as fully rational and acting in a self-regarding manner. In …

Model-based support of climate policy is scientifically challenging because climate change
involves linked physical and social systems that operate on multiple levels: local, national …

There is much hope that environmental innovation and green technologies will remove the
threat of climate change. This paper offers a critical perspective on the role of technological …