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Towards Renewable Energy: Three Historical Drivers of Economic Transformation

Yenilenebilir Enerjiye Doğru: Ekonomik Geçişin Üç Tarihsel Kaldıracı

Emre Demir(MUGLA SITKI KOCMAN UNIVERSITY)0000-0001-7881-9575
Pages
721–742
Publication Date
2026-05-31
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In doing so, it offers a historically coherent perspective to the literature and underscores the importance of historical depth, often overlooked in renewable energy debates, as a crucial foundation for understanding the multi-layered structure of the transition process.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The study is a historically grounded review that conceptually evaluates the transition to renewable energy by examining key phases of economic and political transformation.
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Key Findings & Data:Based on the guiding question, “Which economic and political turning points have shaped the historical development of the renewable energy transition?”, the study identifies and analyzes three critical historical moments: the emergence of new technologies during the Industrial Revolution, the global prominence of energy security debates following the oil crises of 1973 and 1979, and the international environmental agreements developed in response to global climate change.
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⚙️Variables:Yenilenebilir Enerji Geçişi · Tarihsel Dönüm Noktaları · Sanayi Devrimi

Abstract

The study is a historically grounded review that conceptually evaluates the transition to renewable energy by examining key phases of economic and political transformation. Based on the guiding question, “Which economic and political turning points have shaped the historical development of the renewable energy transition?”, the study identifies and analyzes three critical historical moments: the emergence of new technologies during the Industrial Revolution, the global prominence of energy security debates following the oil crises of 1973 and 1979, and the international environmental agreements developed in response to global climate change. Adopting a systematic, period-based, and conceptual approach, the study reconstructs how these historical thresholds have influenced the trajectory of renewable energy transition within the framework of existing literature. Rather than viewing the shift to renewable energy solely as a recent environmental or technological phenomenon, the study frames it as the outcome of long-term economic and political ruptures. In doing so, it offers a historically coherent perspective to the literature and underscores the importance of historical depth, often overlooked in renewable energy debates, as a crucial foundation for understanding the multi-layered structure of the transition process.

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Bu çalışma, yenilenebilir enerjiye geçiş sürecinin tarihsel kökenlerini ekonomik ve politik dönüşüm dönemleri üzerinden kavramsal olarak değerlendirmeyi amaçlayan tarihsel temelli bir derlemedir. “Yenilenebilir enerjiye geçişin tarihsel gelişimi, hangi ekonomik ve politik kırılma anları tarafından şekillendirilmiştir?” sorusundan hareketle, yenilenebilir enerji geçişinde belirleyici rol oynayan üç temel tarihsel moment analiz edilmiştir: Sanayi Devrimi ile birlikte ortaya çıkan yeni teknolojiler, 1973 ve 1979 yıllarındaki petrol krizleri ile enerji arz güvenliği tartışmalarının küresel gündeme taşınması ve son olarak küresel iklim değişikliği bağlamında geliştirilen uluslararası çevre anlaşmaları. Çalışmada sistematik, dönemsel ve kavramsal bir değerlendirme yöntemi izlenmiş; söz konusu tarihsel eşiklerin yenilenebilir enerjiye geçiş sürecini hangi yönlerden etkilediği, mevcut literatür çerçevesinde yeniden yapılandırılmıştır. Bu yönüyle çalışma, yenilenebilir enerji dönüşümünü yalnızca güncel bir çevresel veya teknolojik gelişme olarak değil; uzun erimli ekonomik ve politik kırılmaların bir sonucu olarak ele almakta ve literatüre tarihsel bütünlüğe sahip bir çerçeve sunmaktadır. Böylece yenilenebilir enerji tartışmalarında sıkça göz ardı edilen tarihsel derinlik, geçiş sürecinin çok katmanlı yapısını anlamada önemli bir dayanak noktası hâline gelmektedir.

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Demir, E. (2026). Towards Renewable Energy: Three Historical Drivers of Economic Transformation. Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Vizyoner Dergisi, Cilt: 17 Sayı: 50, 721–742. https://doi.org/10.21076/vizyoner.1681214

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