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Stadelmann-Steffen, Isabelle, Eder, Christina, Harring, Niklas ORCID: 0000-0001-8690-1376, Spilker, Gabriele and Katsanidou, Alexia ORCID: 0000-0001-5187-5171 (2021). A framework for social tipping in climate change mitigation: What we can learn about social tipping dynamics from the chlorofluorocarbons phase-out. Energy Res. Soc. Sci., 82. AMSTERDAM: ELSEVIER. ISSN 2214-6326

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Abstract

In the natural sciences, the concept of (natural) tipping points has become a hot topic in climate change research. To better understand and evaluate the possibilities for and the barriers to the fundamental societal transformations necessary for climate change mitigation, we suggest a social tipping dynamics framework. We contrast this framework with previous accounts of stability and change and show that integrating these approaches under the umbrella of a social tipping dynamics framework provides us with a more encompassing and therefore more realistic account for theorizing and empirically analyzing the different (technological, behavioral, and political) paths and related interdependencies to fundamental societal change. Moreover, by emphasizing the agency aspect, we highlight that the type of fundamental change required in effective climate change mitigation is more strongly actor-driven than previous approaches have suggested. In a second step, we apply our framework to the phase-out of chlorofluorocarbons and thereby illustrate its merits. To conclude, we summarize the value of the concept of social tipping dynamics, including its limitations and potential for improving political analysis.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Stadelmann-Steffen, Isabelle UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Eder, Christina UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Harring, Niklas UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0001-8690-1376 UNSPECIFIED Spilker, Gabriele UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Katsanidou, Alexia UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0001-5187-5171 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-590524
DOI:	10.1016/j.erss.2021.102307
Journal or Publication Title:	Energy Res. Soc. Sci.
Volume:	82
Date:	2021
Publisher:	ELSEVIER
Place of Publication:	AMSTERDAM
ISSN:	2214-6326
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language EPISTEMIC COMMUNITIES; POLICY FEEDBACK; PATH DEPENDENCE; EARTHS CLIMATE; POINTS; TRANSITIONS; MODELS; ENERGY; PREFERENCES; STABILITY Multiple languages Environmental Studies Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/59052