Who are the victims of low-carbon transitions? Towards a political ecology of climate change mitigation

BK Sovacool - Energy Research & Social Science, 2021 - Elsevier
This study critically examines 20 years of geography and political ecology literature on the
energy justice implications of climate change mitigation. Grounded in an expert guided …

[HTML][HTML] Energy democracy as a process, an outcome and a goal: A conceptual review

K Szulecki, I Overland - Energy Research & Social Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract 'Energy democracy'has evolved from a slogan used by activists demanding a
greater say in energy-related decision-making to a term used in policy documents and …

World energy trilemma and transformative energy developments as determinants of economic growth amid environmental sustainability

I Khan, A Zakari, V Dagar, S Singh - Energy Economics, 2022 - Elsevier
Energy is at the heart of many United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Countries
should balance the three core dimensions of the world energy trilemma: energy affordability …

[HTML][HTML] Identifying double energy vulnerability: A systematic and narrative review of groups at-risk of energy and transport poverty in the global north

N Simcock, KEH Jenkins, M Lacey-Barnacle… - Energy Research & …, 2021 - Elsevier
The concept of 'double energy vulnerability'describes a circumstance whereby people are at
heightened risk of energy poverty and transport poverty simultaneously–a particularly …

Volatile photovoltaics: green industrialization, sacrifice zones, and the political ecology of solar energy in Germany

A Brock, BK Sovacool, A Hook - Annals of the American …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The development of solar energy has been depicted as a paradigmatic break in
unsustainable global growth, largely because it is framed as an innovation with minimal …

The policy dimension of energy transition: The Brazilian case in promoting renewable energies (2000–2022)

D Werner, LLB Lazaro - Energy Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Policies can play a central role in the energy transition by promoting renewable sources.
The successful implementation of sustainable energy and climate policies requires political …

[HTML][HTML] Barriers to powering past coal: Implications for a just energy transition in South Africa

P Mirzania, JA Gordon, N Balta-Ozkan… - Energy Research & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The feasibility of South Africa's just energy transition, as dictated by the speed of
phasing out coal and scaling up renewables, will rest on a range of techno-economic, socio …

[HTML][HTML] Eating, heating or taking the bus? Lived experiences at the intersection of energy and transport poverty

M Martiskainen, D Hopkins, GAT Contreras… - Global Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Experiences of poverty can manifest in multiple aspects of everyday life, often in interlinking
ways. One example is 'double energy vulnerability', where a household faces both energy …

[HTML][HTML] Coal, green growth and crises: Exploring three European Union policy responses to regional energy transitions

B Loewen - Energy Research & Social Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite increasing interest in energy transitions in the European Union, little attention has
been paid conceptually to regional energy transitions in terms of development nor to the …

The role of human influences on adoption and rejection of energy technology: A systematised critical review of the literature on household energy transitions

K Chadwick, R Russell-Bennett, N Biddle - Energy Research & Social …, 2022 - Elsevier
This review advances energy sector understanding of consumer behaviour by synthesising
existing research findings into a simple and accessible framework of influences on …