Sensitizing just transition in Taiwan DOI
John Chung‐En Liu,

Shun-Nan Chiang

Climate Policy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 12

Published: Nov. 5, 2024

The concept of 'just transition' has gained prominence in global climate governance, including its integration into national policies. This paper examines Taiwan's just transition policies since 2015, focusing on the government's efforts to embed strategies. reliance imported energy and developmental state model provide a unique context for understanding adaptation principles. Rather than offering fixed definition, this views as 'sensitizing concept,' providing flexible guidance addressing climate-related social economic challenges. engagement with momentum following decarbonization trends, government officially adopting it key strategy 2022 incorporating 2023 Climate Change Response Act. highlights evolution policy approach, showing how helped identify mitigate potential negative impacts, such labour market disruptions regional inequalities. However, inconsistencies remain across agencies, top-down nature implementation weakened local overlooked transnational dimensions. argues more robust stakeholder consultations deeper supply chain impacts transition. experience offers valuable insights policymaking, emphasizing importance context-specific strategies need continuous adaptation.

Language: Английский

Advancing the European energy transition based on environmental, economic and social justice DOI Creative Commons
Ana Arias, Gumersindo Feijóo, Marı́a Teresa Moreira

et al.

Sustainable Production and Consumption, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 43, P. 77 - 93

Published: Nov. 2, 2023

Energy transition has implications not only for economic growth and social welfare but also the planet. It is therefore important to provide a framework of quantifying how this might affect these aspects from triple perspective. In regard, an in-depth critical analysis available reports, policy frameworks initiatives on energy transition, under sustainable circular perspectives, been developed. This manuscript provides "know-how" assist in decision making assess effectiveness, gaps future actions be developed effective transition. presents set indicators potential emerging technologies renewable production schemes, focusing environmental, pillars. highlights policies that should implemented facilitate as well analyzing comparison between European countries improve renewability those with low scores indexes. study over sustainability, circularity. preselection most appropriate (both quantitative qualitative) effectively analyze The outcomes can help stakeholders, citizens makers where focus efficiency, technology development

Language: Английский

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Co-creating socio-technical scenarios for net-zero emission pathways: Comparison of five national case studies DOI Creative Commons
Jakob Wachsmuth, Philine Warnke, Ajay Gambhir

et al.

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Transition, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 4, P. 100064 - 100064

Published: Aug. 1, 2023

The extent to which modelled future pathways support effective policymaking for sustainability transitions has been questioned a long time, with one major issue being the insufficient integration perspectives of policymakers and other stakeholders. One proposal address this set up facilitative dialogues stakeholders extend model-based socio-technical scenarios. This paper presents results first series such co-creation workshops, where discussed bottlenecks decarbonisation ways overcome these through tailored policy mixes. workshops took place in five countries: Brazil, Canada, Greece, Germany, UK, each specific sector focus. In all it became clear that substantial tensions exist between "ideal" real-world situation on ground. Also, adverse political framework conditions, uncertainty policies resistance powerful actors were emphasised as overarching most workshops. At same several instances pointed out important aspects transformative trajectories are not covered by models. Some challenges solutions stand countries spite strong diversity contexts: allocation capital towards massive investments into low-carbon solutions; infrastructure development generation transport hydrogen, capture use CO2 well electricity grid storage adapted renewable energy stakeholder citizen dialogues, agreement is reached cornerstones long-term trajectories; demand-side measures complementing processes.

Language: Английский

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Small-scale mining as the foundation of sovereignty and mineral security DOI
Ana Carolina Russo,

Giovanna de Melo Loredo,

Giorgio Francesco Cesare de Tomi

et al.

The Extractive Industries and Society, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 19, P. 101520 - 101520

Published: Aug. 27, 2024

Language: Английский

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Lost in transition: Peat workers’ experiences of Finland's low carbon transition policies DOI Creative Commons
Hanna Lempinen, Annukka Vainio

The Extractive Industries and Society, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 15, P. 101312 - 101312

Published: July 13, 2023

The contemporary fossil fuel reliant global energy system is facing an urgent demand to transition towards low-carbon sources. challenges posed by this vary across different national, political and sociocultural contexts. This article takes a focus on Finland its contested away from peat as case study of localized implications international decarbonization policies. As part Finland's aspirations climate neutrality 2035, the use historically important coming abrupt end. result, people deriving their livelihoods extraction are experiencing dramatic decline shortcomings national policies first-hand. Relying data collected through survey targeted Finnish industry workers (n = 400), maps experiences those most affected ongoing sheds light expectations for country's "just" transition. draws attention distributive, procedural, restorative recognition injustices experienced nation's entrepreneurs. failures can be learned in planning more just inclusive path socially world.

Language: Английский

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An Entrepreneurial Perspective on the Transition of Lignite Rural Areas to a New Regime within a Suffocating Timeframe DOI Creative Commons
Ilias Makris, Sotiris Apostolopoulos, Eleni Anastasopoulou

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Administrative Sciences, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(4), P. 64 - 64

Published: March 27, 2024

Timetables for energy transition vary across EU Member States. The planning dealing with the consequences of in affected regions also varies. Under pressure ten-year economic crisis, Greece is one few countries that has committed to stop using lignite electricity generation, achieving 80% by 2023 and definitively 2028. Apart from its environmental impact, country assessed generation as unprofitable damaging Greek economy. Simultaneously, it formulated a national plan country’s areas. provides support existing enterprises incentives new enterprises. European domestic financial instruments accompany incentives. compressed timetable ambitious demanding, entailing risks project failure. As first State projects be completed 2028, outcome will shape an ambient atmosphere, positive or negative, other States’ well. Based on timelines which committed, this research examines reanimation rural areas involved mining perspective entrepreneurship instruments. findings revealed while there strong social consensus around design incorporates best practices, basis completion schedule unrealistic elements have potentially negative restoration affects. present study highlights tight schedules pose context area redevelopment.

Language: Английский

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Assessing the electricity potential from agricultural residues in Western Macedonia, Greece DOI Creative Commons

Athanasios Lampropoulos,

Georgios Varvoutis, C. Athanasiou

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Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 214, P. 115530 - 115530

Published: Feb. 26, 2025

Language: Английский

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Planning the Closure of Surface Coal Mines Based on Circular Economy Principles DOI Creative Commons
Francis Pavloudakis, Christos Roumpos,

Philip-Marc Spanidis

et al.

Circular Economy and Sustainability, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 4(1), P. 75 - 96

Published: June 14, 2023

Abstract The ongoing energy transition is expected to lead the closure of many coal and lignite mines in coming years, jeopardizing economic growth social cohesion. a mine complex process that must be completed accordance with legislation environmental permit. scope this study prove circular economy principles can contribute successful completion project, moving things beyond narrow margins two ways: (i) maximizing recovery materials residual value reducing volume discarded waste (ii) by preparing rehabilitated land suitable for new uses will assist mitigating impact supporting sustainable development at local regional level. In frame, based on authors’ experience planning reclamation projects, series Rs are added three basics (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) order enhance management during closure. Furthermore, Greek Region Western Macedonia investigated. case, projects were redesigned goals, incorporating interventions such as construction photovoltaic parks pumped storage systems industrial areas. Based these facts, concludes proposed approach contributes achievement objectives both mining enterprises governments seeking model inherent advantages their region.

Language: Английский

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Sustainability in the Digital Age DOI
Siva Raja Sindiramutty, N. Z. Jhanjhi, Chong Eng Tan

et al.

Advances in logistics, operations, and management science book series, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 89 - 132

Published: Jan. 19, 2024

This chapter explores the convergence of Industry 4.0 technologies and sustainable supply chain practices, presenting a comprehensive overview these digital advancements' transformative potential. The begins by defining intersection between sustainability 4.0, emphasizing pivotal role in fostering environmentally socially responsible chains. With clear objectives mind, exploration delves into impact key on practices. discussion spans utilization internet things (IoT) for real-time monitoring, big data analytics informed decision-making, integration robotics to enhance ethical manufacturing.

Language: Английский

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Fair Development Transition of Lignite Areas: Key Challenges and Sustainability Prospects DOI Open Access
Christina G. Siontorou

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 15(16), P. 12323 - 12323

Published: Aug. 13, 2023

As Europe transitions away from fossil fuel energy, the challenges associated with closing mines, along restructuring mine-dependent communities, continue to reduce rate at which this transition occurs. A large volume of research has been published during last decade on fair development context mine reclamation. Using lignite mines as a case study and properly modified analytical-hierarchy-process-based roadmapping methodological framework, current attempted elucidate key bottlenecks that researchers view critical just transition. The results indicated four areas expected drive policymaking: social implications, stakeholder divergence, land-use sustainability prospects. Further, coupling mining operations green strategies, such circular economy recycling, seems be put forward by academics viable solution enhance sector.

Language: Английский

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Variability of Air Pollutant Concentrations and Their Relationships with Meteorological Parameters during COVID-19 Lockdown in Western Macedonia DOI Creative Commons
Paraskevi Begou, Vasilios Evagelopoulos, Nikolaos D. Charisiou

et al.

Atmosphere, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 14(9), P. 1398 - 1398

Published: Sept. 4, 2023

The lockdown implemented to tackle the spread of COVID-19 pandemic had a positive impact on air quality. Globally, studies have shown that pollutant levels decreased temporally during restriction measures. In this study, we evaluated restrictions quality Western Macedonia, Greece, using concentrations PM2.5 and PM10 along with meteorological data from Air Quality Monitoring Stations (AQMS) operated by Lignite Center Macedonia. previous identified general reduction in last decade due coal phase-out plan for power generation. During lockdown, further. reduced emissions local mining activities lignite-fired plant electricity generation, as well weather conditions, seem contribute improving

Language: Английский

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