Björn Budde
Björn Budde is a Scientist at the Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT) at the Foresight and Policy Development Department. He holds a master degree in Socio-economics from the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration.
He works on (policy) strategies to support the emergence and diffusion of sustainable innovations. He specializes in the field of alternative energy futures for the transport sector, and in particular on the role of battery electric and fuel cell powered vehicles. Bjoern is involved in the IEA Implementing Agreement on Hybrid and Electric Vehicles as country expert.
His scientific focus is on the role of expectations for emerging technologies. Bjoern is currently working on his PhD thesis scrutinizing the impact of (changing) expectations in the case of mobile fuel cell technology and electric vehicles. His special interest focuses on so called “hype disappointment” cycles concerning new technologies. In doing so he is drawing on the literature on the “sociology of expectations” and on the literature on sustainability transitions. The PhD project is jointly supervised by Matthias Weber (AIT) and Marko Hekkert and Floortje Alkemade at the University of Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Furthermore Bjoern has been involved in a number of national and international academic and advisory projects in different fields related to RTI policy.
He works on (policy) strategies to support the emergence and diffusion of sustainable innovations. He specializes in the field of alternative energy futures for the transport sector, and in particular on the role of battery electric and fuel cell powered vehicles. Bjoern is involved in the IEA Implementing Agreement on Hybrid and Electric Vehicles as country expert.
His scientific focus is on the role of expectations for emerging technologies. Bjoern is currently working on his PhD thesis scrutinizing the impact of (changing) expectations in the case of mobile fuel cell technology and electric vehicles. His special interest focuses on so called “hype disappointment” cycles concerning new technologies. In doing so he is drawing on the literature on the “sociology of expectations” and on the literature on sustainability transitions. The PhD project is jointly supervised by Matthias Weber (AIT) and Marko Hekkert and Floortje Alkemade at the University of Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Furthermore Bjoern has been involved in a number of national and international academic and advisory projects in different fields related to RTI policy.
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though climate policy is regarded as being crucial on the way to a low carbon society, the coordination
of technology and climate policy proves difficult. The purpose of this paper is to look closer into the
challenges and experiences related to the coordination between climate and technology policy in order
to draw lessons for the future integration of both policy fields.
Design/methodology/approach – In this paper a case study approach is applied to the policy
coordination efforts in two countries: Denmark and the UK. From a theoretical point the study is
informed by the literature on the dimensions of policy learning and the findings of innovation and
transition studies.
Findings – The case studies provide important lessons how important flexibility and continues
policy learning and its institutionalization will be on the way towards a low carbon society. However,
it becomes clear that the price of this flexibility is the risk of “symbolic action”, respectively,
postponing emission reduction measures.
Research limitations/implications – The findings are drawn from two countries, however it
remains not fully clear in how far the instruments and approaches from countries like Denmark and
the UK can be applied in a similar way in other countries.
Originality/value – The paper provides an important discussion of contradictions between climate
and technology policy from the perspective of the literature in innovation studies and policy learning.
Keywords Climate policy, Technology policy, RTI-policy, Sustainability, Low-carbon-economy,
Transition, Innovation, Climate change, Denmark, United Kingdom
This paper summarises the outputs of the workshop. This includes a ranking of the barriers to EV adoption, and visions of “best,” “worst” and “probable” scenarios for the development of global markets for EVs.
für Leitprojektausschreibungen in „Produktion der Zukunft“ und „IKT der Zukunft“
though climate policy is regarded as being crucial on the way to a low carbon society, the coordination
of technology and climate policy proves difficult. The purpose of this paper is to look closer into the
challenges and experiences related to the coordination between climate and technology policy in order
to draw lessons for the future integration of both policy fields.
Design/methodology/approach – In this paper a case study approach is applied to the policy
coordination efforts in two countries: Denmark and the UK. From a theoretical point the study is
informed by the literature on the dimensions of policy learning and the findings of innovation and
transition studies.
Findings – The case studies provide important lessons how important flexibility and continues
policy learning and its institutionalization will be on the way towards a low carbon society. However,
it becomes clear that the price of this flexibility is the risk of “symbolic action”, respectively,
postponing emission reduction measures.
Research limitations/implications – The findings are drawn from two countries, however it
remains not fully clear in how far the instruments and approaches from countries like Denmark and
the UK can be applied in a similar way in other countries.
Originality/value – The paper provides an important discussion of contradictions between climate
and technology policy from the perspective of the literature in innovation studies and policy learning.
Keywords Climate policy, Technology policy, RTI-policy, Sustainability, Low-carbon-economy,
Transition, Innovation, Climate change, Denmark, United Kingdom
This paper summarises the outputs of the workshop. This includes a ranking of the barriers to EV adoption, and visions of “best,” “worst” and “probable” scenarios for the development of global markets for EVs.
für Leitprojektausschreibungen in „Produktion der Zukunft“ und „IKT der Zukunft“