Existing structures continue to shape outcomes long after intentions change.
Energy systems are constrained by long-lived infrastructure, contracts, institutions, and routines. Even when political goals or technologies shift, these embedded structures exert persistent influence, slowing change and narrowing the range of feasible outcomes.
This lens focuses on structural persistence rather than transition speed or ambition.
Energy systems are constrained by long-lived infrastructure, contracts, institutions, and routines. Even when political goals or technologies shift, these embedded structures exert persistent influence, slowing change and narrowing the range of feasible outcomes.
This lens focuses on structural persistence rather than transition speed or ambition.