question the gospel of technology neutral policy! björn sandén chalmers shc, may 7 2012, göteborg
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Question the gospel of technology neutral policy!
Björn Sandén
Chalmers
SHC, May 7 2012, Göteborg
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Policy should be technology neutral!
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“…should be technology-neutral because the government should not be picking winners and losers”
CO2 emission reduction incentives…
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Three reasons why we need technology specific policies
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1Policy is required not to pick winners but to make sure there are good bunch of competitors!
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A huge and rapid transformation is required
Carbon neutral supply
Efficient use
Many technologies need to be developed in parallell
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”The market” will only pick the technology that is first in line…
…and not those that currently are more expensive but could solve the problem in the long run.
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New technologies are immature and need to be fostered before they can compete on equal terms.
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Investments in large infrastucture are threshold investments that require a political vision2
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Technologies have implications in many political and ethical dimensions (not only CO2)3
Nuclear power
BiofuelsLithium batteries
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In reality…
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…as long as it benefits my technology!Policy should be
technology neutral!
1 In reality…
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“should be technology-neutral because the government should not be picking winners and losers”
“There is a wrong way and a right way to approach reducing greenhouse gas emissions…”
“The right way is to promote more emission-free nuclear power and encourage the investments necessary to produce electricity from coal without releasing carbon into the air.”
Emission reduction incentives…
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2 In reality…
E.g. annual sales of Solar cells
The most important trends results from technology specific governmental support!
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We need technology neutral policies!
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New questions arise…
How technology specific should policy be?
Do agencies and ministries have the required competence?
What type of support is required when?
Which technologies should be supported?
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Technology policy requiresknowledge, integrity and passion
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Technology is political!
Thank You!Read more (links in blue):In EnglishAzar, C., Sandén, B.A., 2011. The elusive quest for technology-neutral policies. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions 1, 135-139.Sandén, B.A., Azar, C., 2005. Near-term technology policies for long-term climate targets: Economy wide versus technology specific approaches. Energy Policy 33, 1557-1576.In SwedishAzar och Sandén , 2012. Ogenomtänkt teknikneutralitet. I Bergstrand (red) ”Upplyst eller utfryst” sid 90-99, Eon, Malmö.