Carbon Emission Reduction Responsibility Allocation in China's Power Generation Sector under the “Dual Carbon” Target—Based on a Two-stage Shared Responsibility Approach

Journal of Cleaner Production, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 489, P. 144699 - 144699

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Green and just regional path development

Regional Studies Regional Science, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 10(1), P. 218 - 233

Published: March 14, 2023

Path development and path creation are prevalent concepts in efforts to understand regional economic change innovation. A recent focus has been on 'green' development: industrial associated with environmentally beneficial products services. This provides a moment take stock of the literature date ask: What or who is it for? In this article we use concept just transition explore ways that (green) could be more attuned concerns for human environmental well-being as opposed growth innovation goals themselves. Building from Geographical Political Economy approaches injecting complementary cultural sociological perspectives, generate conception green development. builds variegated understanding theory change, focusing negotiation, struggle, inclusion exclusion processes, leaning stronger orientation towards outcomes people places, especially implications work communities. matters what purpose investigating is, counts 'success' evaluating processes.

Language: Английский

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Critical minerals and rare earth elements in a planetary just transition: An interdisciplinary perspective

The Extractive Industries and Society, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 19, P. 101510 - 101510

Published: Aug. 17, 2024

Language: Английский

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Impacts of net zero policies on air quality in a metropolitan area of the United Kingdom: Towards world health organization air quality guidelines

Environmental Research, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 236, P. 116704 - 116704

Published: July 20, 2023

Climate change and air pollution are closely interlinked since carbon dioxide pollutants co-emitted from fossil fuel combustion. Net Zero (NZ) policies aiming to reduce emissions will likely bring co-benefits in quality associated health. However, it is unknown whether regional NZ alone be sufficient pollutant levels meet the latest 2021 World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines. Here, we carried out high resolution modelling for West Midlands region, a typical metropolitan area UK, quantify effects of different on quality. Results show that significantly improve Midlands, with up 6 μg m-3 (21%) reduction annual mean NO2 (mostly through electrification vehicle fleet, EV) 1.4 (12%) PM2.5 projected 2030 relative under "business as usual" (BAU) scenario. Under BAU, concentrations most wards would below 10 whilst scenario, those all m-3. This means ward averages UK m-3target decade early no ward-level-averaged PM2.concentrations WHO Air Quality guideline level 5 any Similarly only 18 (8% region's population) predicted have (10 m-3). Decarbonisation linked deliver substantial benefits, but not isolation clean low enough

Language: Английский

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Temporal negotiations and injustices in the energy transition: Perspectives from a Spanish coal region

Energy Research & Social Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 110, P. 103453 - 103453

Published: Feb. 2, 2024

The academic literature on energy transition often overlooks temporal dynamics. This study focuses a traditional coal region in Spain, analyzing the negotiation and confrontation processes that occur during phase-out, designed to expedite transition. By examining 821 news articles from regional newspapers through discourse analysis, it assesses actors involved, influencing factors control (duration, pace, trajectories), outcomes of (interactional achievements). key findings reveal tensions between differing perspectives duration as well conflicts government management local actors' demands regarding trajectories. Local perceive phase-out lengthy, distressing, unjust process primarily driven by corporations. Despite implementation Just Transition Agreements (JTAs) aimed at involving affected communities territories shaping transition's future scenarios, have limited participation deciding timelines. Instead, JTAs function tool for governance subtly perpetuates compensatory continuist policies past. They promote resignation among population instill sense inevitability certain strategic alternatives. In conclusion, reveals injustices acceleration deceleration territorial development after coal. It underscores construction transformative scenarios necessitates considering demands, not only careful planning trajectories but also addressing pace Transition.

Language: Английский

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Decarbonising industry: A places-of-work research agenda

The Extractive Industries and Society, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 15, P. 101307 - 101307

Published: July 12, 2023

Deep decarbonisation of extractive and foundational industries will involve widespread social economic change. Research on previous industrial restructuring has demonstrated that resultant changes be geographically uneven, especially without countervailing state intervention. Such change been shown to matter for both the nature location work in those as well wider wellbeing places. Concentrations activity create place-based sociocultural dependencies. As such often become entwined with workers' communities' cultural identities. It is important understand implications work, place, – we argue here relations between place. Building from a semi-systematic review existing literature decarbonisation, extend prevailing political approaches change, also set out an original approach decarbonising industries, which term 'places-of-work'. This embedded acknowledgement deep plays processes decarbonisation. The builds feminist emphasise sets interrelations study geographic phenomenon. means extending role not solely, or even primarily, focused provision training employment opportunities, but requiring adoption remaking characteristics its people. In setting our alternative agenda, seek develop new insights enable us how transitions potentially act within, impact upon, places their identities, reinforcing disrupting these support just transitions.

Language: Английский

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Decarbonisation, place attachment and agency: just transition in old industrial regions

Contemporary Social Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 19(1-3), P. 283 - 302

Published: March 20, 2024

There is growing awareness that the effects of decarbonisation are highly spatial and will impact regions differentially. Old industrial likely to be particularly affected but it debateable how well equipped they engage with transition for just. Extant literature suggests this contingent on acceptability amongst old communities, a call understand what who impacted [Garvey, A., Norman, J. B., Büchs, M., & Barrett, (2022). A "spatially just" transition? critical review regional equity in decarbonization pathways. Energy Research Social Science, 88, 102630]. is, however, need more granularity evidence formed plays out practice. Taking case Port Talbot UK, paper provides new insights into interplay between place attachment 'just transition' an region. This finds there strong community understanding support equally perception powerlessness act. enduring sense within lack place-based consultation engagement means no effective development strategies place. Thus, can concluded without agency.

Language: Английский

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Just trade-offs in a net-zero transition and social impact assessment

Environmental Impact Assessment Review, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 106, P. 107506 - 107506

Published: April 8, 2024

Countries around the world are prioritising net zero emissions to meet their Paris Agreement goals. The demand for social impact assessment (SIA) is likely grow as this transition will require investments in decarbonisation projects with speed and at scale. There be winners losers of these because not everyone benefits same; hence, trade-offs inevitable. SIAs, therefore, should focus on understanding how risks distributed among within stakeholders sectors enable identification that just fair. In study, we used a hypothetical case large-scale hydrogen production regional Australia engaged multi-disciplinary experts identify justice issues transitioning such an industry. Using Rawlsian theory fairness, identified several tensions between different groups (national, regional, local, inter intra-communities) (environmental economic) concerning establishment These disproportionately affected by establishment. We argue principles would practice SIA trade-offs. Further, conceptualise systems approach critical facilitate wider participation, agile process achieving SIA.

Language: Английский

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Where to meet on heat? A conceptual framework for optimising demand reduction and decarbonised heat supply

Energy Research & Social Science, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 104, P. 103223 - 103223

Published: Aug. 16, 2023

Language: Английский

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More than one story: remaking community and place in Sweden’s transition to a fossil free society

Local Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 29(4), P. 433 - 445

Published: Jan. 12, 2024

In this article, we study how Sweden's transition to a fossil free society is interpreted and experienced by communities whose livelihoods cultural identities are entangled with carbon-intensive industries. The draws upon interviews citizen groups in the coastal city of Lysekil, located next Scandinavia's largest oil refinery. Our analysis speaks growing scholarly literature on just transitions where argue that better understanding place attachment as an active operating force local processes, can provide important information for policy design. Based our research suggest inclusivity transitions, implies acknowledging addressing more than material aspects loss, involving loss direction, imagined futures. Moreover, vision inclusive requires nuanced approach concept "community" which recognises different stories, voices, perspectives challenges taken granted assumptions about people's priorities debates transitions. Finally, based experiences from Lysekil contend communicative spaces citizens meet listen, speak, discuss future pathways towards society. visions argue, only be realised if driven place-based dialogue agendas transformation locally anchored.

Language: Английский

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