Collective energy actions to pursue a just transition.
European Journal of Spatial DevelopmentThe EU recent energy policies aim to rapidly transition to a sustainable and citizen-centric energy system. However, most regulations do not fully acknowledge the social aspect of the energy transition.
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Collective Action Initiatives as a Tool for a Peaceful Energy Transition [PDF]
Energies, 2022 In recent years, collective action initiatives in the energy field, such as energy communities and cooperatives, have been gaining relevance both in the policy and in the social research domains as primary actors of energy transition. [...]
Osman Arrobbio +2 more
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Social comparison and energy conservation in a collective action context: A field experiment [PDF]
Economics Letters, 2020 ISSN:0165 ...
Serhiy Kandul +2 more
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Citizen Engagement in EU Collective Action Energy Projects [PDF]
Sustainability, 2022 Transitioning to a low-carbon economy requires profound changes in the energy system, including digitisation and decentralisation. Collective action energy projects are a promising means of supporting this transformation since they redistribute control of energy resources to the citizens and foster sustainable energy behaviours, as well as potentially ...
Ruth Shortall +2 more
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Local collective action for sustainability transformations: emerging narratives from local energy initiatives in The Netherlands [PDF]
Sustainability Science, 2022 AbstractThe phrase “local collective action” is increasingly being used to describe how civil society engages with, and acts upon, sustainability transformations. While existing research has framed local collective action as an outcome of creating a shared agenda on a local level, there have been calls for exploring the diversity of ideas, motives, and
Mustafa Hasanov, Christian Zuidema
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Collective Action and Social Innovation in the Energy Sector: A Mobilization Model Perspective [PDF]
Energies, 2020 This conceptual paper applies a mobilization model to Collective Action Initiatives (CAIs) in the energy sector. The goal is to synthesize aspects of sustainable transition theories with social movement theory to gain insights into how CAIs mobilize to bring about niche-regime change in the context of the sustainable energy transition.
Jay Sterling Gregg +13 more
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Residents’ participation in energy performance certification for collective action on climate change: the case of EnerGuide [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 IntroductionAlthough governments have launched energy performance certification (EPC) programs to increase residential energy efficiency, residents’ perception and acceptance of these programs have been little studied. This study contextualizes residents’ intentions to participate in EPC programs in terms of their attributions to and attitudes toward ...
Xinyu Chen, Zhonghua Gou, Huihua Zhang
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The Energy Commons and Commoning: Collective Action in Energy Transitions [PDF]
International Journal of the CommonsThis editorial introduces the Collection on “Energy Commons: Collective Action for Sustainable Energy” examining energy commons as alternatives to market-based energy systems. Through three empirical contributions, it explores how energy commoning practices navigate five fundamental paradoxes: inclusion versus exclusion, Western frameworks versus ...
Javanshir Fouladvand +2 more
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A Characterization of European Collective Action Initiatives and Their Role as Enablers of Citizens’ Participation in the Energy Transition [PDF]
Energies, 2021 This paper provides novel additional evidence on the characteristics of Collective Action Initiatives (CAIs), investigating their role within the European energy sector. It analyses and presents results of a survey administered in six European countries: the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Poland, Estonia, and Spain.
Veronica Lupi +13 more
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Knowledge, agency and collective action as barriers to energy-saving behaviour [PDF]
Local Environment, 2015 Energy saving is becoming a rising priority as a response to climate change and fossil fuel depletion in recent years. However, despite energy-related behaviour change being an important part of many environmental education initiatives, “energy literacy” among citizens remains patchy in both the USA and the UK, with evidence of strong positive ...
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