The European Union plays a globally influential role in environmental legislation, with policies and regulation rooted in particular norms. Through a narrative on regulatory capitalism, ecological modernization, and diffusion, we trace how the promotion of renewable energy in transport through subsidies, mandatory targets, and prescriptive criteria for liquid biofuels mobilize social forces for its market development. The study identifies prevailing norms, mechanisms of decision making, and the network of actors involved in this regulatory regime and also identifies where and through whom its expansion influenced decisions in Tanzania. The findings show how this regime emphasizes systematic eco-innovation of energy technologies, has a substitutable approach to natural capital, and subordinates social concerns to economic efficiency. The analysis shows how this regime mobilized a broader network of actors with similar interests, who mediated the political space of liquid biofuels in Tanzania in ways which conflicted with a domestic critique concerning land use.

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可再生能源的社会动态——欧盟的可再生能源指令如何引发坦桑尼亚的土地压力

欧盟在环境立法方面发挥着具有全球影响力的作用，其政策和法规植根于特定规范。通过对监管资本主义、生态现代化和扩散的叙述，我们追溯了如何通过补贴、强制性目标和液体生物燃料的规定标准在运输中促进可再生能源的发展，以动员社会力量推动其市场发展。该研究确定了现行规范、决策机制和参与该监管制度的参与者网络，并确定了其扩张在何处和通过哪些人影响了坦桑尼亚的决策。研究结果表明，该制度如何强调能源技术的系统生态创新，对自然资本采取可替代的方法，并将社会关注置于经济效率之后。