Print Email Facebook Twitter The importance of stakeholders in scoping risk assessments—Lessons from low-carbon transitions Title The importance of stakeholders in scoping risk assessments—Lessons from low-carbon transitions Author van Vliet, Oscar (ETH Zürich) Hanger-Kopp, Susanne (ETH Zürich; International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg) Nikas, Alexandros (National Technical University of Athens) Spijker, Eise (Joint Implementation Network (JIN)) Carlsen, Henrik (Stockholm Environment Institute US) Doukas, Haris (National Technical University of Athens) Della Santina, C. (TU Delft Learning & Autonomous Control; ETH Zürich) Date 2020 Abstract Identifying the risks that could impact a low-carbon transition is a prerequisite to assessing and managing these risks. We systematically characterise risks associated with decarbonisation pathways in fifteen case studies conducted in twelve countries around the world. We find that stakeholders from business, government, NGOs, and others supplied some 40 % of these risk inputs, significantly widening the scope of risks considered by academics and experts. Overall, experts and academics consider more economic risks and assess these with quantitative methods and models, while other stakeholders consider political risks more. To avoid losing sight of risks that cannot be easily quantified and modelled, including some economic risks, impact assessment modelling should be complemented with qualitative research and active stakeholder engagement. A systematic risk elicitation facilitates communication with stakeholders, enables better risk mitigation, and increases the chance of a sustainable transition. Subject Climate policyIntegrated assessment modelsLow-carbon transitionsModellingRisk assessmentStakeholders To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:738ae1ae-0e56-473b-8b6b-7ebbfefa0757 DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2020.04.001 ISSN 2210-4224 Source Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 35, 400-413 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2020 Oscar van Vliet, Susanne Hanger-Kopp, Alexandros Nikas, Eise Spijker, Henrik Carlsen, Haris Doukas, C. Della Santina Files PDF 1_s2.0_S2210422420300642_main.pdf 1.92 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:738ae1ae-0e56-473b-8b6b-7ebbfefa0757/datastream/OBJ/view