Japan's resilient, renewable cities: how socioeconomics and local policy drive Japan's renewable energy transition
Japan's resilient, renewable cities: how socioeconomics and local policy drive Japan's renewable energy transition
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DOI:
10.1080/09644016.2019.1589037
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发表时间:
2020-04-15
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5.5
通讯作者:
Fraser, Timothy
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作者:
Fraser, Timothy
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.