Energy's central place in economic, political and social systems—and the broad impacts that energy choices have on the natural world and public health—mean that new technologies …
J Osička, F Černoch - Energy Research & Social Science, 2022 - Elsevier
By invading Ukraine and weaponizing its gas supplies to Europe, Russia has made natural gas what renewable energy used to be: unreliable and expensive. In this perspective, we …
Assessment of the social science literature and regional case studies reveals how social norms, culture, and individual choices, interact with infrastructure and other structural …
Why are COVID-19 conspiracy theories so prevalent? Particularly, why would some citizens ignore scientific evidence and common logic but, instead, be convinced that COVID-19 was …
A Gatto - Energy Research & Social Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Understanding the energy transition is crucial for determining future business, societal and ecological trajectories. Upcoming economic, environmental and social change will depend …
Rising rightwing populism (RWP) potentially constitutes an obstacle to climate change mitigation, as European RWP parties and politicians often espouse climate change …
S Batel - Energy Research & Social Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Social sciences have been very prolific in the last decades in publishing research that attempts to better understand the social acceptance of renewable energy technologies and …
Abstract This Working Paper analyses the main aspects of the European Green Deal proposed by the European Commission in December 2019. It puts the Green Deal into the …
The 'deep'decarbonization of the residential sector is a priority for meeting national climate change targets, especially in countries such as the UK where natural gas has been the …