Regulatory Experiments for Sustainability Transitions

Regulatory experiments can play an important role in shaping sustainability transformations. They make it possible to test future regulatory options before they are "rolled out". Such regulatory experiments are already being used or developed in a number of countries. The International Smart Grid Action Network (ISGAN) within the IEA has organised an international knowledge exchange on this, in which Dierk Bauknecht participated.  Among other things, joint messages to policy-makers were developed. These were presented at the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM), hosted by Chile from 31 May to 6 June 2021. The CEM is a high-level global forum to promote policies and programmes that advance renewable energy technologies, share experiences and best practices, and foster the transition to a global renewable energy economy.

The policy messages and a video are available here.