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Abstract
After two damaging energy crises, Danish politicians’ first priority was economic restoration and political independence from Middle East regimes. Short-term environmental problems from use of coal and long-term limitations of resource availability did not have the same immediate importance. In the late 1970s and the early 1980s a number of pioneers – a combination of environmental activists, technologically curious amateurs, and small-scale manufacturers – were engaged in developing renewable energy technologies. This development is the theme of Chapter 7, where the pioneers’ motives are analysed and the expansion of a new industry is presented. It is remarkable how this new branch of technology, the wind turbines in particular, develops into a world-leading industry, partly due to support from both public authorities and share-buying fellow citizens, and partly because of – most surprisingly – American (and particularly Californian) regulations subsidizing renewable energy.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Ethics in Danish Energy Policy |
Number of pages | 28 |
Place of Publication | London |
Publisher | Routledge |
Publication date | 2 Apr 2020 |
Pages | 93-121 |
Chapter | 6 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780367441333 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781003008705 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2 Apr 2020 |
Series | Routledge Studies in Energy Policy |
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- 1 Finished
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Ethics and energy. The role of ethics in energy policy and planning since the 1960s – with a special focus on the Danish energy sector's transition towards sustainability
Arler, F., Rüdiger, M., Poulsen, B., Toft, K. H., Sperling, K. & Erlenbach, S. H. W.
01/09/2014 → 30/06/2019
Project: Research
Research output
- 1 Anthology
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Ethics in Danish Energy Policy
Arler, F. (ed.), Rüdiger, M. (ed.), Sperling, K. (ed.), Toft, K. H. (ed.) & Poulsen, B. (ed.), 2 Apr 2020, Routledge. 280 p. (Routledge studies in energy policy, Vol. 8).Research output: Book/Report › Anthology › Research › peer-review
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