Why does community ownership foster greater acceptance of renewable projects? Investigating energy justice explanations

JL Hogan - Local Environment, 2024‏ - Taylor & Francis
The fact that community ownership increases the social acceptability of renewable energy
projects is well established, but there is a lack of empirical evidence to explain why this is …

From fishing village to atomic town and present: A grounded theory study

E Derrer-Merk, L Jain, O Noori-Kalkhoran, R Taylor… - PloS one, 2024‏ - journals.plos.org
Background: Thurso/Caithness in the United Kingdom has gone through a lot of changes
and transitions in the last decades. The decision to build a nuclear reactor test facility in the …

The legitimisation of local environmental organisations by community members

MÁ López-Navarro, V Tortosa-Edo - Local Environment, 2023‏ - Taylor & Francis
Although environmental activists play an important role in addressing local environmental
injustices, they find it difficult to legitimise their activities. They are frequently challenged by …

Clean, green, and just? Community perspectives on the renewable energy transition in a New England city

K Harper, A Bates, OV Nwadiaru, J Cantor, M Cowan… - Science Talks, 2023‏ - Elsevier
In 2021, Massachusetts policymakers enacted a new climate law to cut carbon emissions by
no less than 50% by 2030 on the way to a net zero energy system in 2050. Reaching this …

Exploring Wind Power Conflicts and Energy Justice in Sweden: An Analysis of Stakeholder's Perspectives

C Edwards - 2023‏ - hvlopen.brage.unit.no
In tackling climate change, it is important to speed up the green energy transition towards
low-carbon energy systems to meet future demands. In Sweden, onshore wind power is the …