Equity, technological innovation and sustainable behaviour in a low-carbon future
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 …
The literature often supposes that a low-carbon future will depend on a mix of technological …
Critical mineral mining in the energy transition: A systematic review of environmental, social, and governance risks and opportunities
To address climate change, countries must decarbonize and shift to renewable energy.
Renewables like solar and wind are mineral intensive, meaning the world must rapidly scale …
Renewables like solar and wind are mineral intensive, meaning the world must rapidly scale …
On the history and future of 100% renewable energy systems research
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 …
initiated in the mid-1970s, catalyzed by skyrocketing oil prices. Since the mid-2000s, it has …
[PDF][PDF] Poverty, livelihoods and sustainable development
Adverse impacts of climate change, development deficits and inequality exacerbate each
other. Existing vulnerabilities and inequalities intensify with adverse impacts of climate …
other. Existing vulnerabilities and inequalities intensify with adverse impacts of climate …
Energy transitions from the cradle to the grave: a meta-theoretical framework integrating responsible innovation, social practices, and energy justice
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 …
decades to seek to explain the interlinked phenomena of energy transitions, low-carbon …
[HTML][HTML] The coloniality of green extractivism: Unearthing decarbonisation by dispossession through the case of nickel
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 …
light on the contradictory character of capital-driven energy transitions. First, we suggest …
[HTML][HTML] A “spatially just” transition? A critical review of regional equity in decarbonisation pathways
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 …
equity in the low carbon transition (LCT) from a geographical perspective. We conducted a …
[HTML][HTML] Blinded by sunspots: Revealing the multidimensional and intersectional inequities of solar energy in India
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 …
accounting of social and environmental impacts of projects. Scholars increasingly point to …
Low‐carbon energy, sustainable development, and justice: Towards a just energy transition for the society and the environment
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 …
systems needs to be aligned with justice principles of recognition, distribution, and process …
Envisioning just transformations in and beyond the EU bioeconomy: inspirations from decolonial environmental justice and degrowth
S Ramcilovic-Suominen - Sustainability Science, 2023 - Springer
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 …
what is narrowly framed as 'environmental issues' of our socioecological and civilizational …