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The energy transition in the Swedish iron and steel sector, 1800-1939

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  • Ducoing, Cristián

    (Department of Economic History, Lund University)

  • Olsson-Spjut, Fredrik

    (Umeå University)

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This article analyses the particular energy transition of the Swedish iron and steel sector (1800- 1939), a relevant actor in the European context during the nineteenth and twenteenth century. The Swedish iron and steel sector is an interesting case to analyse in the perspective of energy transition and the composition and change of the capital stock (classified by energy technology). An in-depth study of the change of the capital stock in the sector will enable us to study the dynamics of energy transition; moreover, the Swedish iron and steel sector, with particular emphasis in technology adoption, lock-in carbon infrastructure and energy transitions is a powerful tool to understand current difficulties to change our infrastructure towards cleaner energy sources.

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  • Ducoing, Cristián & Olsson-Spjut, Fredrik, 2018. "The energy transition in the Swedish iron and steel sector, 1800-1939," Lund Papers in Economic History 182, Lund University, Department of Economic History.
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    Keywords

    Energy transition; Sweden; Iron and Steel;
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    JEL classification:

    • N53 - Economic History - - Agriculture, Natural Resources, Environment and Extractive Industries - - - Europe: Pre-1913
    • N73 - Economic History - - Economic History: Transport, International and Domestic Trade, Energy, and Other Services - - - Europe: Pre-1913
    • Q32 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Nonrenewable Resources and Conservation - - - Exhaustible Resources and Economic Development
    • Q40 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - General

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