Pirgova-Morgan, L., Pollen, C. and Owen, A. orcid.org/0000-0002-1240-9319 (Accepted: 2024) Connecting innovation and policy to reduce to carbon emissions from manufacturing. In: tbc. 15th International Conference on Future Environment and Energy (ICFEE 2025), 07-09 Mar 2025, Sapporo, Japan. tbc (In Press)
Abstract
Drawing on qualitative case study data from Scottish distilleries and from UK cement production, this paper explores firm- and sector-level responses to the net zero carbon emissions challenge, demonstrating the difference between two pathways: (1) improving existing technologies and processes, and (2) developing and adopting new technologies. For each pathway, our data shows that a distinctive mix of policy and regulation needs to be in place to achieve the desired transition. This holds true across both of our energy-intensive manufacturing cases.: whisky distillation and cement manufacture. For Pathway 1, innovation is passive in relation to policy; i.e. the pursuit of optimisation means that innovations respond to incentives (or disincentives) but do not create the conditions for policy success. For pathway 2, innovation and policy feed off each other in a more dynamic relationship; pushing each other and establishing conditions that support transformative practices and technology-process development. Effective policy mixes must also reflect aspects of place that affect the firm, whether cultural, resource factors, social norms, or governance and political arrangements.
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Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) > Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council) ES/W010356/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 22 Nov 2024 15:18 |
Last Modified: | 03 Mar 2025 10:13 |
Status: | In Press |
Publisher: | tbc |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:219946 |