块链
持续性
中国
电
环境经济学
业务
自然资源经济学
商业
经济
计算机科学
政治学
计算机安全
工程类
生物
生态学
法学
电气工程
标识
DOI:10.1016/j.eist.2023.100801
摘要
Linking decarbonization with digitalization has been a promising trend in transition research. This paper explores how blockchain technologies matter in sustainability transitions through their key mechanism—trust—by comparing two blockchain-based green experiments in China's electricity sector. Blockchain technologies can bring institution-based trust among participating agents, but other types of trust are needed to promote this institution-trust to a system level. Incumbent actors have a greater advantage in mobilizing established trust relationships to promote blockchain-based green experiments and strengthen their power positions. It implies that digitalization may create unequal opportunities for incumbents and newcomers, leading to imbalanced trust and power relationships.
科研通智能强力驱动
Strongly Powered by AbleSci AI