Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
188, С. 113810 - 113810
Опубликована: Окт. 12, 2023
In
an
era
characterised
by
political
instability,
economic
uncertainty
and
mounting
environmental
pressures,
hydrogen
fuel
is
being
positioned
as
a
critical
piece
of
the
global
energy
security
clean
agenda.
The
policy
push
noteworthy
in
United
Kingdom,
where
government
targeting
industrial
decarbonisation
via
hydrogen,
while
exploring
potential
role
for
hydrogen-fuelled
home
appliances.
Despite
imperative
to
secure
social
acceptance
accelerating
diffusion
low-carbon
technologies,
public
perceptions
homes
remain
largely
underexplored
researcher
community.
response,
this
analysis
draws
on
extensive
focus
group
data
understand
multi-dimensional
nature
context
domestic
transition.
Through
integrated,
mixed-methods
multigroup
analysis,
study
demonstrates
that
socio-political
market
are
strongly
interlinked,
owing
trust
deficit
industry,
coupled
underlying
dissatisfaction
with
markets.
At
community
level,
perceived
potentially
positive
mechanism
regeneration
local
development.
Households
consider
short-term
disruptive
impacts
be
tolerable,
provided
temporary
disconnection
from
gas
grid
does
not
exceed
three
days.
However,
strengthen
acceptance,
clearer
communication
needed
regarding
spatial
dynamics
equity
implications
concludes
existing
deficits
will
need
overcome,
which
entails
fulfilling
only
'price
promise'
cost
appliances,
but
also
enacting
pledge'
bills.
These
deliverables
fundamental
securing
homes.
Heliyon,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
9(10), С. e20271 - e20271
Опубликована: Сен. 22, 2023
Sustainable
energy
mitigates
climate
change
by
reducing
reliance
on
coal
and
oil
for
power
generation,
curbing
global
warming.
It
addresses
environmental
concerns
yields
economic
benefits—reduced
fossil
fuel
dependence,
financial
inclusion,
productive
employment,
development.
This
research
examines
the
impact
of
regional
integration
sustainability
in
39
high-income
European
Central
Asian
(ECA)
nations
from
2017
to
2021.
Specifically,
study
analyzes
influence
green
demand,
technological
transfers,
trade
openness
carbon
emissions.
The
employed
various
estimators,
namely,
a
two-step
Generalized
Method
Moments
(GMM)
estimation,
quantile
regression,
cointegration
panel
approach.
These
estimators
were
utilized
capture
different
aspects
dynamics
variables.
finds
that
programs
agreements
effectively
reduce
emissions,
while
advances
industrial
output
tend
raise
them.
Granger
causality
analyses
reveal
emissions-led
development,
technical
innovation,
are
interconnected
factors,
deployment
renewable
contributes
inter-temporal
analysis
suggests
factors
will
likely
emissions
following
decade.
findings
support
neoclassical
growth
theory,
new
institutional
economics,
ecological
modernization
theory.
Developing
sources
region
can
minimize
price
fluctuations,
strengthen
security,
align
with
neutrality
agenda.
emphasizes
need
sustainable
strategies
cooperation
foster
greener
more
future.
Progress in Environmental Geography,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
2(3), С. 143 - 165
Опубликована: Июль 31, 2023
Solar
energy
has
become
the
world's
cheapest
and
fastest
scaling
electricity
source.
Multiple
societal
sectors
are
electrifying,
scale
pace
of
change
give
some
hope
near-future
rapid
climate
mitigation
through
solar
rollouts
despite
bleak
record
to
date.
Critiques
utility-scale
development
foreground
injustices
like
displacing
marginalised
groups
perpetuating
resource
inequity.
Governance
scholars
argue
for
stringent
regulations
towards
just
transitions,
community
research
shows
that
smaller-scale
solutions
hold
promise
in
being
more
equitable.
Our
contribution
argues
possibility
redistributive
emancipatory
development,
drawing
from
scholarship
on
governance
(institutional
configurations,
policy
mixes
cross-sectoral
regulation)
(comparative
geographies
with
attention
context-specificity
trans-local
connection).
We
conceptualise
operationalise
term
‘solidaric
solarities’
as
modalities
harnessing
advance
empowerment,
interconnectedness
wealth
victims
injustices.
This
focuses
political
economy
issues,
where
can
solidarity
historically
groups,
create
affordable
distributed
future
renewable
systems.
The
analysis
underpinning
this
normative
orientation
leverages
secondary
scholarly
expertise
rollouts.
offer
pragmatic
principles
informed
by
values
engender
solidarity,
illuminating
potential
pathways
enable
solidaric
transitions.
Energy Research & Social Science,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
105, С. 103265 - 103265
Опубликована: Сен. 8, 2023
Reducing
industrial
emissions
to
achieve
net-zero
targets
by
the
middle
of
century
will
require
profound
and
sustained
changes
how
energy
intensive
industries
operate.
Preliminary
activity
is
now
underway,
with
governments
several
developed
economies
starting
implement
policy
providing
funding
support
deployment
low
carbon
infrastructure
into
high
emitting
clusters.
While
clusters
appear
offer
scale
institutional
capacity
needed
kick-start
transition,
date
there
has
been
little
systematic
assessment
factors
that
may
influence
success
these
initiatives.
Drawing
from
academic
grey
literature,
this
paper
presents
a
rapid
evidence
approaches
being
used
drive
development
internationally.
Many
projects
are
still
at
scoping
stage,
but
it
apparent
current
initiatives
focus
on
capture
technologies,
alongside
hydrogen
as
future
secondary
revenue
stream.
This
model
decarbonisation
funnels
investment
large
coastal
access
electricity
tends
obscure
questions
about
integration
technologies
other
interventions,
such
material
efficiency
electrification.
The
technology
also
omits
importance
favourable
location
shared
history
culture
appears
have
played
in
helping
progress
most
advanced
initiatives;
cannot
be
easily
replicated
elsewhere.
If
low-carbon
then
greater
attention
social
political
dimensions
process
broader
range
interventions
cluster
types
than
represented
projects.
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
188, С. 113815 - 113815
Опубликована: Окт. 13, 2023
Agrivoltaics
comprises
solar
energy
generation
and
agricultural
activities
co-located
to
create
multi-purpose
systems.
In
2021,
the
global
agrivoltaics
sector
was
valued
at
USD
$3.6
billion
is
projected
grow
$9.3
by
2031.
projects
have
successfully
attracted
increasing
investment
research
demonstrating
technical,
economic,
scientific
rationale
advance
as
a
crucial
technology
achieve
net
zero
emissions
goals.
The
legal
framework
enabling
development
varying
stages
of
maturity
across
different
jurisdictions.
This
study
provides
first
socio-legal
applying
an
justice
framework.
It
comparatively
analyses
mature
sectors,
laws,
policies
in
Massachusetts
(United
States
America)
Japan
functional
comparative
analysis
with
New
South
Wales
(Australia)
three
principal
pillars
justice;
recognition,
procedural,
distributive
justice.
demonstrates
how
can
generate
for
regulatory
reform.
Such
reform
facilitate
expansion
unlock
full
potential
co-locating
agriculture.
Abstract
This
critical
review
lays
down
the
fundamentals
for
rethinking
just
energy
transition.
It
reviews
theoretical
perspectives
of
justice,
socio‐technical
transitions
(STTs),
and
political
ecology
presents
a
plausible
useful
way
to
approach
low‐carbon
transition
using
Political
Ecology
as
broad
framework.
framework
Sustainable
Energy
Transition
(PESET)
addresses
power
issues
associated
with
transition,
while
also
identifying
role
inclusivity
justice
in
As
studies
have
primarily
focused
on
Global
North
extraction
production
large
technologies,
this
provides
more
radical
means
achieve
objectives
particular
relevance
application
South—a
region
largely
overlooked
scholarship
where
mundane/simple
technologies
(e.g.
Solar
Home
Systems
clean
cookstoves)
typify
processes
date.
The
PESET
novel
contribution,
linking
concepts
STTs,
provide
comprehensive
framing
analysing
transitions.
thus
overarching
studies,
sustainability
transitions,
development
innovation
especially
an
era
globe
is
moving
toward
affordable
all
(Sustainable
Development
Goal
7).
Energy Research & Social Science,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
110, С. 103459 - 103459
Опубликована: Фев. 9, 2024
Decarbonising
industrial
clusters
globally
is
crucial
in
combating
climate
change
and
integral
to
the
United
Kingdom's
ambition
of
achieving
a
net-zero
economy
by
2050.
The
absence
holistic
frameworks
that
provide
nuanced
understanding
broad
spectrum
mitigation
options
for
decarbonising
clusters,
coupled
with
deficiency
real-world
empirical
evaluations,
present
substantial
barrier
realising
set
targets
reducing
CO2
emissions.
increasing
fragmentations
decarbonisation
further
exacerbates
challenge
identifying
necessary
sufficient
actions
optimal
transitioning.
This
paper
proposes
an
assessment
framework
cluster
aims
address
existing
gaps,
particularly
social,
economic,
environmental
impact
any
deployed
technology.
Focusing
on
wide
range
technologies,
sectoral
strategies,
regional
dynamics,
proposed
driven
specific
key
performance
indicators
comprehensive
human
data-driven
analytical
approach
reflects
descriptive,
diagnostic,
prescriptive
insights
Teesside
Kingdom.
Following
validation
framework,
findings
from
30
in-depth
semi-structured
interviews,
two
workshops,
focus
group
meetings
literature
reveal
recognises
complex
interplay
technology
decision-making
transition
clusters.
article
concludes
can
assist
stakeholders,
policymakers,
researchers
assessing
impacts
energy
transition,
which
critical
policy
design
while
also
contributing
sustainable
goals.
Environmental Impact Assessment Review,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
106, С. 107506 - 107506
Опубликована: Апрель 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.