The world must ambitiously curtail greenhouse gas emissions to achieve climate stability.
The literature often supposes that a low-carbon future will depend on a mix of technological …

Spatial justice is a theoretical framework that is increasingly used to examine questions of
equity in the low carbon transition (LCT) from a geographical perspective. We conducted a …

Research on 100% renewable energy systems is a relatively recent phenomenon. It was
initiated in the mid-1970s, catalyzed by skyrocketing oil prices. Since the mid-2000s, it has …

Adverse impacts of climate change, development deficits and inequality exacerbate each
other. Existing vulnerabilities and inequalities intensify with adverse impacts of climate …

An almost inexhaustible number of conceptual approaches has arisen in the past few
decades to seek to explain the interlinked phenomena of energy transitions, low-carbon …

This article elaborates on the notion of “decarbonisation by dispossession” in order to shed
light on the contradictory character of capital-driven energy transitions. First, we suggest …

Abstract The European Union (EU) is adhering to decarbonization of its economy to tackle
what is narrowly framed as 'environmental issues' of our socioecological and civilizational …

Studies of energy transitions have historically lacked a holistic, multi-scalar and multi-site
accounting of social and environmental impacts of projects. Scholars increasingly point to …

Governments and civil society are increasingly aware that the decarbonization of energy
systems needs to be aligned with justice principles of recognition, distribution, and process …

Abstract In 2012, the European Commission (EC) introduced the new bio-based economy or
bioeconomy policy project, since adopted by about 50 countries. Alongside politicians …