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Karoline Rogge @karogge.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

🚗⚡ New EMPOCI policy brief: Don’t punish the pioneers - novel insights of high relevance for EU policy making, based on new survey insights from managers in the German automotive industry. 📊 📄 Read the Policy Brief: zenodo.org/records/2003... 👂Listen to it in this Podcast: rss.com/podcasts/emp...

Image shows cover of the second policy briefing of the EMPOCI project with the title: Don't punish the pioneers: Winning the automotive innovation race requires credible political commitment. EMPOCI policy briefing, Issue 2, May 2026

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Bennett Institute for Innovation and Policy Acceleration @bennett-innovate.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

How does Europe's automotive industry remain competitive? Listen to Bennett Institute's Associate Professor Karoline Rogge @karogge.bsky.social introduce a new policy paper proposing the introduction of a Community Acceleration Survey for the automotive industry. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

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#netzero #automotiveindustry | Bennett Institute for Innovation and Policy Acceleration

How does Europe's automotive industry remain competitive? Listen to Bennett Institute's Associate Professor Karoline Rogge introduce a new policy paper which proposes the introduction of a Community ...

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Karoline Rogge @karogge.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Our GreenDEMO website is live: check out our co-Creative research plans with demo and fellow cities such as Mannheim to make green transitions more democratic and democracies greener. greendemo.eu/cities/mannh...

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Karoline Rogge @karogge.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

🗓️ After IST2025 is before IST2026: mark your calendars for August 31 to September 2, 2026 in Zurich🇨🇭- where the @transitionsnetwork.bsky.social meets again. The „actors in accelerating transitions“ co-chairs thank all session participants for stimulating discussions of current research. ✨

Adrian Rinscheidt, Karoline Rogge, Tabea Krauter and Aline Scherrer - co-chairs of Track 6 with 34 presentations on actor in accelerating transitions at IST2025 in Lisbon.

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Karoline Rogge @karogge.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

IST’25 is on: Florian Kern, chair of @transitionsnetwork.bsky.social, introducing what STRN does & how far we have come since 2009. This time, I am co-organising track 6 on actors in accelerating transitions: 7 sessions today & tomorrow - looking forward to the discussions in ED4_A306_Aud & beyond.

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Karoline Rogge @karogge.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

One more week to apply for our Special Issue on "Accelerating Net-Zero Transitions" in Research Policy. Aimed at insights from innovation studies, policy studies & other social sciences. Wide-ranging themes, including deliberate deceleration, see call for abstracts: www.sussex.ac.uk/business-sch...

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Karoline Rogge @karogge.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

👇 Letzte Chance zum Unterzeichen (bis Montag): wichtiger Appell aus der Wissenschaft, organisiert von S4F.

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Karoline Rogge @karogge.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Aus aktuellem Anlass: Wie funktioniert eigentlich das umstrittene "Verbrenner-Aus"? Tatsächlich ist es viel besser als sein Ruf! Hier die neuesten Erkenntnisse aus der Innovationsforschung - für fundiertere Debatten: www.sussex.ac.uk/webteam/gate... @sussexnrggroup.bsky.social @empoci.bsky.social

Mit Verbrennerausstieg in die Zukunft: Policy Brief mit Empfehlungen zur Stärkung der europäischen Automobilindustrie.

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Karoline Rogge @karogge.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Wochenendlektüre: Verbrenner-Aus fördert zukunftsweisende Innovationen und stärkt die internationale Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der deutschen und europäischen Automobilindustrie. Fazit: unbedingt unverwässert beibehalten, und durch weitere Maßnahmen flankieren.

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Karoline Rogge @karogge.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

With our new @empoci.bsky.social policy brief we hope to contribute to a more informed debate on the future of the European automotive industry. In short: maintain the phase-out policies to ensure innovation and international competitiveness. For details, read on: www.sussex.ac.uk/webteam/gate...

Cover page of the first policy brief of the EMPOCI project, published in February 2025, with the title "How phase-out policies strengthen Europe's automotive industry". Shows its executive summary and key messages.

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Karoline Rogge @karogge.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Thanks for the great compilation. Our new @empoci.bsky.social policy brief shares insights into how such phase-out targets influence corporate decision making in the automotive industry: it shows how these targets actually help in the global innovation race: www.sussex.ac.uk/webteam/gate...

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EMPOCI @empoci.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Consistent phase-out policies actually help European carmakers, according to our new policy brief! 📚 It argues that while the transition to electric vehicles is disruptive, it is also inevitable. In the long run, delays will only hurt the European automotive industry. 📖👉 tinyurl.com/59wmfrpu

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Karoline Rogge @karogge.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

When do incumbents adopt radical net-zero technologies? In our new paper, @alinescherrer.bsky.social and I are analysing differences in strategy trajectories of European truck manufacturers towards alternative vehicle technologies, and their determinants. Full paper here: doi.org/10.1016/j.te...

2x2 matrix showing four different technology innovation strategy trajectories moving towards radical net-zero solutions: focussed leapfrogger, proactive diversifier, diverse follower, initial incrementalist.

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Karoline Rogge @karogge.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

New JRC working paper with @paulakivimaa.bsky.social: How can strategic autonomy (OSA) be fitted together with achieving just sustainability transitions – and what are the practical means to pursue these dual policy objectives more effectively together: publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/h...

EU webpage with publication by KIVIMAA, P. and ROGGE, K. on Pursuing sustainability transitions and open strategic autonomy. A policy mix perspective on synergies and trade offs, European Commission, 2024, JRC139504.

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Karoline Rogge @karogge.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

New method for mapping actors in (UK) policy consultations: helps to track how policy-subsystems are merging due to unfolding multi-system transitions (e.g. to e-mobility) or who participates and how this changes over time (policy, business, society, academia): www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Figure shows number and share of actors involved in energy-mobility transitions consultations in the UK (2008-2021).

Figure shows changes in the actor types in the emergence and acceleration phase of UK energy-mobility transitions.

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Karoline Rogge @karogge.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Advancing net-zero transitions requires addressing multiple challenges and navigating the "dual politics" of acceleration: political conflict on the DECLINE of old industries and the EXPANSION of the new system. Investigated for e-mobility transitions in DE and CA: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

Eight challenges in the acceleration phase of net-zero transitions, ranging from whole system change to international dynamics. Provides description, examples and policy implications.

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Karoline Rogge @karogge.bsky.social · 16/06/2024

On the train to this year‘s #IST2024 International Sustainability Transitions conference 🌏 This year I am co-organising the grand #acceleration track with a fab team: come and join our discussions! @sussexnrggroup.bsky.social @empoci.bsky.social @alinescherrer.bsky.social @fraunhoferisi.bsky.social

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Sussex Energy Group @sussexnrggroup.bsky.social · 29/04/2024

Tomorrow's Energy & Climate Seminar is all about data. Tilly Cook & Danny Magill from Citizen's Advice are talking about what the government & OFGEM can do to ensure no one is left behind as we move towards a data driven energy system. More info: www.sussex.ac.uk/research/cen...

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T&E @transportenvironment.org · 23/04/2024

Despite many negative headlines, the global EV sales grew by around a third last year. The IEA expects electric sales to increase by more than a fifth in 2024. In Europe, T&E expects EV sales to resume growth - as carmakers race to meet EU CO2 targets next year - reaching 24% market share in 2025.

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T&E @transportenvironment.org · 24/04/2024

What are the most frequented flight routes in Europe? A whopping 43 flights between London and Amsterdam departed every day last year, making it the second-busiest route in Europe despite a direct 4-hour train alternative. It’s time to rethink how we travel in Europe.

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Sophie-Marie Ertelt @s-mertelt.bsky.social · 16/04/2024

Low-carbon innovations are crucial for net-zero, yet not without (unintended) negative consequences. In my latest publication, I develop a typology of such negative consequences and put forward a research agenda! Full open access article here 👉 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 🔌💡 #GreenSky

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Karoline Rogge @karogge.bsky.social · 20/03/2024

As we are entering the #acceleration phase of net-zero transitions, new challenges are emerging: based on the electrification of transport in Germany and California, we introduce 3 additional challenge types and draw attention to the dual politics of acceleration. iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

Table 1 published in Rogge and Goedeking (2024) showing an overview of an extended list of different challenge types in the acceleration phase of net-zero transitions: consisting of whole systems change, multi-system interactions, decline and resistance, expansion and contestation, consumers and social practises, justice, international dynamics, and governance.

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Karoline Rogge @karogge.bsky.social · 19/02/2024

Absolutely pleased to see the great interest in our track on ACCELERATING sustainability transitions. There is still one more day to apply, as the deadline for abstract submissions to the IST conference got extended until Tuesday Feb 20, 12 noon CET. transitionsnetwork.org/ist-2024/cal...

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Sussex Energy Group @sussexnrggroup.bsky.social · 25/01/2024

Many of us are working from home a lot more than we used to. But what does this mean for our carbon footprint? Join us on Tuesday for our first #Energy & #Climate seminar of 2024 to find out! More info:👇 www.sussex.ac.uk/research/cen...

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Sophie-Marie Ertelt @s-mertelt.bsky.social · 10/01/2024

New paper alert! 📢 "Home field advantage: examining incumbency reorientation dynamics in low-carbon transitions" co-authored with Johan Kask is now out in Environmental Innovation & Societal Transition! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Sussex Energy Group @sussexnrggroup.bsky.social · 06/12/2023

ROLES' new policy toolkit is out, just in time for Urbanization and Built Environment/Transport Day at #COP28! If you're interested in how you can help spark an #inclusive digital #EnergyTransition to ease the path to #NetZero, read our new toolkit here: tinyurl.com/bdfbusjx

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Karoline Rogge @karogge.bsky.social · 06/12/2023

The EU AI Act can be seen as a highly relevant example illustrating why research on the acceleration phase of transitions must pay more attention to contestations around setting the new rules of the game, as these are determining the expanding trajectory: verfassungsblog.de/bigtechs-eff...

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Sophie-Marie Ertelt @s-mertelt.bsky.social · 24/11/2023

Come work with me and colleagues from Sweden, Norway, Germany and @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social on the JUST PEPP Project! ⚡️🌳🏙️ As a postdoc on the project, you will develop innovative energy models to tackle urban decarbonisation challenges in vulnerable neighbourhoods. 👇 www.uu.nl/en/organisat...

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Niko Jaakkola @nikoecon.bsky.social · 23/11/2023

I wrote a policy piece for the EconPol Forum, together with Rick van der Ploeg and Tony Venables. We argue that decisive 'big push' green industrial policy is needed to convince firms & households that, without a doubt, the green transition is going to happen. 1/N

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“Big Push” Green Industrial Policy

Carbon pricing is a central part of climate policy, but is politically difficult while the economy is still reliant on fossil fuels The long-lived green investments required to break the carbon lock-...

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Karoline Rogge @karogge.bsky.social · 24/11/2023

Come join our EMPOCI team: we are hiring a Research Fellow for our upcoming multi-actor surveys on accelerating net-zero energy-mobility transitions in the UK, Germany, US and China. Check out the job description and apply by December 10, for interviews on Dec 15: jobs.sussex.ac.uk/job/18bbb9b6...

The EMPOCI team at the IST conference in Utrecht in August 2023; from left to right: Nicholas Goedeking, Karoline Rogge, Asli Ates and Qi Song.

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Karoline Rogge @karogge.bsky.social · 19/10/2023

Out now: Encyclopedia of Social Innovation; an interdisciplinary and comprehensive summary of the current state of social innovation research with 77 entries - chapter 44 on energy system transformation by Julia Wittmayer and me. www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/enc...

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