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Empowering Energy Justice. [PDF]

open access: yesInt J Environ Res Public Health, 2016
The U.S. is experiencing unprecedented movement away from coal and, to a lesser degree, oil. Burdened low-income communities and people of color could experience health benefits from reductions in air and water pollution, yet these same groups could suffer harm if transitions lack broad public input or if policies prioritize elite or corporate ...
Finley-Brook M, Holloman EL.
europepmc   +4 more sources

Assessing the energy justice implications of bioenergy development in Nepal [PDF]

open access: yesEnergy, Sustainability and Society, 2017
Background The emerging concept of energy justice has focused on the justice implications of conventional energy systems (oil, gas, coal, etc.). Instead, we focus on the meaning of energy justice in the context of unconventional energy systems, by ...
Caroline Damgaard   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

AI and Energy Justice

open access: yesEnergies, 2023
Artificial intelligence (AI) techniques are increasingly used to address problems in electricity systems that result from the growing supply of energy from dynamic renewable sources. Researchers have started experimenting with data-driven AI technologies
Merel Noorman   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Boricua Energy Justice Visualization

open access: yesEnergies
The impact of natural hazards on the Puerto Rican electric system significantly affects the well-being of its population, particularly affecting populations in remote areas.
Willian A. Pacheco-Cano   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Justice in energy transition scenarios: Perspectives from Swedish energy politics

open access: yesEtikk i Praksis: Nordic Journal of Applied Ethics, 2023
In this article we justify why justice ought to be considered in scenarios of energy transitions, stipulate what dimensions should reasonably be considered, and investigate whether such considerations are taken in Swedish parliamentary debates on energy
Patrik Baard   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

To what extent can community energy mitigate energy poverty in Germany?

open access: yesFrontiers in Sustainable Cities, 2022
The reduction of energy poverty and the expansion of citizen-led community energy projects are two important issues for a just energy transition in the European Union.
Annika Bode
doaj   +1 more source

Energy Justice in Apartment Buildings and the Spatial Scale of Energy Sustainable Design Regulations in Australia and the UK

open access: yesFrontiers in Sustainable Cities, 2021
Energy vulnerability is a growing concern in many OECD countries post-millennium. An increasing number of residents go without heating or cooling necessities to manage the financial strains of increasing energy costs, low wage growth, and rising housing ...
Alexa Gower
doaj   +1 more source

A Review of Behavioral Energy Reduction Programs and Implementation of a Pilot Peer-to-Peer Led Behavioral Energy Reduction Program for a Low-Income Neighborhood

open access: yesEnergies, 2021
Utility-sponsored residential energy reduction programs have seen rapid advancement in the Unites States (US) over the past decade. These programs have particularly emphasized investments in energy efficient appliances and enveloped improvements.
Jennifer Hoody   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Emerging Potential of Microgrids in the Transition to 100% Renewable Energy Systems

open access: yesEnergies, 2021
International, national, and subnational laws and policies call for rapidly decarbonizing energy systems around the globe. This effort relies heavily on renewable electricity and calls for a transition that is: (i) flexible enough to accommodate existing
Richard Wallsgrove   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Scalar Containment of Energy Justice and Its Democratic Discontents: Solar Power and Energy Poverty Alleviation

open access: yesFrontiers in Sustainable Cities, 2021
The threats climate change poses require rapid and wide decarbonization efforts in the energy sector. Historically, large-scale energy operations, often instrumental for a scaled and effective approach to meet decarbonization goals, undergird energy ...
Amber Nordholm   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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