We know how to save the climate in mathematical models. Can we do it in the real world?

The POLET (Perspectives on technOLogical change and Energy Transitions) research group explores this question by analyzing change and continuity in energy systems.

We strive for rigorous, accessible and informative scholarship that facilitates a dialogue between energy system modellers, socio-technical transition scholars, political scientists and historians.

POLET team in 2024

Research themes

 

Contexts

We analyse how transitions happen in diverse national contexts and in different historical settings.

Read our publications and projects about different contexts.

Technologies

We focus on technologies that make difference for climate mitigation.

Read our publications and projects about fossil fuels, new renewables, and nuclear power.

Concepts

We aim to develop theories of energy transitions that would allow us to analyse the feasibility of climate change.

Our conceptual work covers energy security, theories of energy transitions and feasibility of climate action.

Futures

Tackling climate change requires action which will shape our future.

We analyse scenarios of climate mitigation to identify historical precedents for climate action.

 Projects

Publications

Blog & News