Change the system, not the technology!

The demand for decarbonization is strong due to climate change, and policymakers primarily promote new technologies such as renewable energy and electric vehicles. It is important to see the production and diffusion of these technologies as a complex socio-technical system composed of interlinked social factors, including policies, corporate behavior, infrastructure, lifestyles, and the economy. While it is necessary to downscale traditional carbon-intensive technologies to accelerate decarbonization, socio-technical systems are resistant to change due to dependence on existing structures and the processes through which they were established. Furthermore, large corporations attempt to obstruct transformative policy decisions. I aim to generate interdisciplinary insights based on empirical data regarding factors hindering transformation and link them to policies that can break the deadlock.

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