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A substantial increase in distributed renewable energy resources is changing the face of the energy environment, leading to strategic communication efforts by key stakeholders.
Meaghan McKasy, Sara K. Yeo
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The replacement of fossil-fuelled heating systems with systems using renewable energy sources is a central energy and climate policy concern and one of the prerequisites for reducing CO2 emissions to a climate-friendly level.
Stefano Cozza +4 more
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European Cities in the Energy Transition: A Preliminary Analysis of 27 Cities
Nowadays, there is a wide scientific consensus about the unsustainability of the current energy system and at the same time, social awareness about climate change and the IPCC’s goals is increasing in Europe.
Estitxu Villamor +6 more
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The energy transition towards renewable energy sources is unavoidable in order to reduce gas emissions by 40-70% within 2050 (Paris, 2015). In the last two decades, we assisted at frequent oppositions and block to the installation of renewable energy ...
Paolo Picchi
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Energy Democracy and Energy Transition in Taiwan
AbstractThe issue of post-carbon energy transition has received growing attention worldwide for several decades. Being one of the top 20 CO2 emitters in the world, Taiwan embarked on energy transitions in 2016 as a key strategy to address the climate change issue as well as to enhance its energy security.
Tze-Luen Lin, Fang-Ting Cheng
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State-Level Renewable Energy Policy Implementation: How and Why Do Stakeholders Participate?
For most of the twentieth century, large-scale, utility-owned power plants dominated electricity generation in the United States. Today, however, a growing share of electricity comes from renewable energy sources such as solar and wind energy, which are ...
Valerie Rountree, Elizabeth Baldwin
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Democratizing Energy, Energizing Democracy: Central Dimensions Surfacing in the Debate
This perspective piece sets out to contribute to the academic and practitioner debates around energy transitions and democracy initiatives in the age of a climate crisis.
Alevgül H. Sorman +4 more
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Without democracy and the alternative channels it brings, it is challenging to guarantee sustainable development. The lack of a democratic dimension of sustainable development research enables citizens and institutions to realize their development ...
Emrah Doğan, Başak Özarslan Doğan
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Contributions of Bottom-Up Energy Transitions in Germany: A Case Study Analysis
Within the context of an energy transition towards achieving a renewable low-impact energy consumption system, this study analyses how bottom-up initiatives can contribute to state driven top-down efforts to achieve the sustainability related goals of (1)
Ortzi Akizu +5 more
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The struggle of energy communities to enhance energy justice: insights from 113 German cases
Background Energy communities provide access to energy services, such as affordable clean energy and energy-efficiency measures. Some of these services are of particular benefit for vulnerable households struggling with high energy prices and low incomes.
Florian Hanke, Rachel Guyet
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