Opposition to Nuclear Power as a Driver of Austrian State Policy

The article deals with the impact of opposition to nuclear power on Austria’s foreign and economic policy as well as the evolution of this political driver. Beyond rejecting the use of nuclear power domestically Austria conducts active anti-nuclear foreign policy primarily towards neighboring countr...

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Autor principal:	A. V. Zimakov
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN RU
Publicado:	Ассоциация независимых экспертов «Центр изучения кризисного общества» (in English: Association for independent experts “Center for Crisis Society Studies”) 2019
Materias:	austria energy industry nuclear power plant energy transition nuclear energy anti-nuclear movement decarbonization International relations JZ2-6530
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:4c3974465d684c288fc4673f78e592d02021-11-07T14:45:04ZOpposition to Nuclear Power as a Driver of Austrian State Policy2542-02402587-932410.23932/2542-0240-2019-12-6-10https://doaj.org/article/4c3974465d684c288fc4673f78e592d02019-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ogt-journal.com/jour/article/view/551https://doaj.org/toc/2542-0240https://doaj.org/toc/2587-9324The article deals with the impact of opposition to nuclear power on Austria’s foreign and economic policy as well as the evolution of this political driver. Beyond rejecting the use of nuclear power domestically Austria conducts active anti-nuclear foreign policy primarily towards neighboring countries running NPPs, ultimately aiming at nuclear phase out of the whole EU. As a part of this anti-nuclear policy Austria refuses to procure electricity produced by NPPs in other countries. Moreover, the opposition to nuclear power determined the clean energy transition model for Austria. The country has reached a high level of renewables share in electricity production and strives for a non-carbon energy system by 2030. The article shows that Austria has made a long way to its anti-nuclear stance, driven by social movements. Its turning point was the referendum on the use of nuclear power held in 1978, when diverse activist groups managed to overcome the pro-nuclear government supported lobby. The anti-nuclear movement continued to exert influence on the political agenda of the federal government via local communities and states authorities. With the time, their efforts have led to common acceptance of the anti-nuclear stance as an important driver of the Austrian policy.A. V. ZimakovАссоциация независимых экспертов «Центр изучения кризисного общества» (in English: Association for independent experts “Center for Crisis Society Studies”)articleaustriaenergy industrynuclear power plantenergy transitionnuclear energyanti-nuclear movementdecarbonizationInternational relationsJZ2-6530ENRUКонтуры глобальных трансформаций: политика, экономика, право, Vol 12, Iss 6, Pp 203-219 (2019)
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topic	austria energy industry nuclear power plant energy transition nuclear energy anti-nuclear movement decarbonization International relations JZ2-6530
spellingShingle	austria energy industry nuclear power plant energy transition nuclear energy anti-nuclear movement decarbonization International relations JZ2-6530 A. V. Zimakov Opposition to Nuclear Power as a Driver of Austrian State Policy
description	The article deals with the impact of opposition to nuclear power on Austria’s foreign and economic policy as well as the evolution of this political driver. Beyond rejecting the use of nuclear power domestically Austria conducts active anti-nuclear foreign policy primarily towards neighboring countries running NPPs, ultimately aiming at nuclear phase out of the whole EU. As a part of this anti-nuclear policy Austria refuses to procure electricity produced by NPPs in other countries. Moreover, the opposition to nuclear power determined the clean energy transition model for Austria. The country has reached a high level of renewables share in electricity production and strives for a non-carbon energy system by 2030. The article shows that Austria has made a long way to its anti-nuclear stance, driven by social movements. Its turning point was the referendum on the use of nuclear power held in 1978, when diverse activist groups managed to overcome the pro-nuclear government supported lobby. The anti-nuclear movement continued to exert influence on the political agenda of the federal government via local communities and states authorities. With the time, their efforts have led to common acceptance of the anti-nuclear stance as an important driver of the Austrian policy.
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Opposition to Nuclear Power as a Driver of Austrian State Policy

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