
Roger Hildingsson
Researcher

The Green State and Industrial Decarbonisation
Author
Summary, in English
The large share of carbon emitted by energy-intensive industries in the extraction and processing of basic materials must be limited to decarbonise society and the economy. Ways in which the state can govern industrial decarbonisation and contributes to green state theory are explored by addressing a largely ignored issue: the green state’s industrial relations and its role in industrial governance. With insights from a Swedish case study, the tension between the state’s economic imperative and ecological concerns in greening industry are shown to persist. However, as the energy-intensive industry’s previously privileged position in the economy is weakening, industry is opened to decarbonisation strategies. While the case exposes a number of governance challenges, it also suggests potential areas where the state can pursue decarbonisation in energy-intensive industry and points the way to an active role of the green state in governing industrial decarbonisation and greening industry.
Department/s
- Department of Political Science
- BECC: Biodiversity and Ecosystem services in a Changing Climate
- Environmental and Energy Systems Studies
Publishing year
2019
Language
English
Pages
909-928
Publication/Series
Environmental Politics
Volume
28
Issue
5
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Topic
- Environmental Management
Keywords
- climate policy
- decarbonisation
- Green State
- industrial governance
- sustainability transitions
- Sweden
Status
Published
Project
- Grön samhällsutveckling – industri och energisystem i omvandling” med diarienummer 2013-006392
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 0964-4016