A new regime and then what? Cracks and tensions in the socio-technical regime of the Swedish heat energy system

The paper examines the Swedish heat-energy system, noting that while Sweden uses the highest total amount of renewable energy for heating among EU Member States, the system faces risks of lock-in for less sustainable practices. The authors identify interconnectedness, complementarity, and saturation as three regime characteristics contributing to these tensions and an unstable future.

• Sweden currently leads all EU Member States in the total amount of renewable energy used for heating, following a gradual transition away from oil that began in the 1970s.
• The Swedish heat-energy regime is characterized by interconnectedness, complementarity, and saturation, which collectively create risks of lock-in for less sustainable practices and contribute to an unstable future.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2017). A new regime and then what? Cracks and tensions in the socio-technical regime of the Swedish heat energy system. https://www.sei.org/publications/a-new-regime-and-then-what-cracks-and-tensions-in-the-socio-technical-regime-of-the-swedish-heat-energy-system/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. A new regime and then what? Cracks and tensions in the socio-technical regime of the Swedish heat energy system. 2017. https://www.sei.org/publications/a-new-regime-and-then-what-cracks-and-tensions-in-the-socio-technical-regime-of-the-swedish-heat-energy-system/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2017new, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{A new regime and then what? Cracks and tensions in the socio-technical regime of the Swedish heat energy system}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2017}, month = may, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/a-new-regime-and-then-what-cracks-and-tensions-in-the-socio-technical-regime-of-the-swedish-heat-energy-system/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }