The Oil Climax: Can Nigeria's fuel subsidy reforms propel energy transitions?

摘要: Recent studies in the field of political science and environmental resource governance suggest that oil-exporting economies have begun to implement fuel subsidy reforms. However, while most on this issue focus largely broader economic consequences reforms, few examined specifically effects renewable energy transitions. Drawing insights from literature economy multi-level perspective socio-technical transitions, with empirical examples Nigeria, first study provides an explanation which factors triggered reforms basis interaction between landscape regime elements second such Findings as global oil crashes pressures international financial organisations played crucial roles drive for Nonetheless, rentier members responded these by adopting institutional, discursive redistributive measures. Of all three strategies, institutional strategy was significantly pivotal proliferation Nigeria. This concludes discussing lessons learned shaping a transition away fossil fuels Nigeria countries general.