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Embracing complexity: Microgrids and community engagement in Australia 拥抱复杂性：澳大利亚的微电网和社区参与

IF 6.9 2区经济学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Energy Research & Social Science

Pub Date : 2024-10-31 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2024.103811

Farzan Tahir, Scott Dwyer, Scott Kelly

In the context of the energy transition and a changing climate, microgrids have emerged as a promising solution for ensuring a resilient and reliable electricity supply for rural and remote areas. Beyond the technical and economic considerations, social acceptance will be immensely important if microgrids are to be widely adopted by the people who live in these communities. This requires complex community engagement strategies delivered by knowledgeable practitioners, encouraging collaborative participation and active community involvement in decision-making. This study investigated how community engagement was applied by nineteen organisations that received funding to undertake microgrid feasibility studies for ninety communities across Australia between 2020 and 2024. A Community-based Participatory research (CBPR) framework was employed to uncover the challenges encountered at each step of the engagement process and what was done to overcome them. The study revealed major community engagement challenges, including inadequate funding, low energy literacy levels, and engagement fatigue. The findings also suggest that due to the inherent complexity of microgrids, these projects need to take an iterative and flexible approach, planning for expansive and resource-intensive engagement with the community to be effective. The research findings provide valuable insights for community engagement practitioners, policymakers, and service providers involved in planning microgrids and developing related policies and programs for rural and remote communities.

在能源转型和气候不断变化的背景下，微电网已成为确保为农村和偏远地区提供弹性和可靠电力供应的一种有前途的解决方案。除了技术和经济方面的考虑，如果微电网要被生活在这些社区的人们广泛采用，社会的接受度将是非常重要的。这就需要由知识渊博的从业人员实施复杂的社区参与战略，鼓励合作参与和社区积极参与决策。本研究调查了获得资助的 19 家机构如何在 2020 年至 2024 年期间对澳大利亚的 90 个社区进行微电网可行性研究，并对社区参与的应用情况进行了调查。研究采用了基于社区的参与式研究（CBPR）框架，以揭示参与过程中每一步所遇到的挑战，以及为克服这些挑战所采取的措施。研究揭示了社区参与的主要挑战，包括资金不足、能源知识水平低和参与疲劳。研究结果还表明，由于微电网固有的复杂性，这些项目需要采取迭代和灵活的方法，计划与社区进行广泛和资源密集型的接触，这样才能取得成效。研究结果为参与微电网规划以及为农村和偏远社区制定相关政策和计划的社区参与实践者、政策制定者和服务提供者提供了宝贵的见解。

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Enablers or barriers: The multifaceted tales of power generation companies in China's energy transition 推动者还是障碍？发电企业在中国能源转型中的多重故事

IF 6.9 2区经济学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Energy Research & Social Science

Pub Date : 2024-10-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2024.103808

Ying Sun , Aitong Li , Taorui Ren

Synchronizing creation and destruction in energy transition could be challenging, and the policy mixes might not be well coordinated. Preexisting studies have given state-centered interpretations to the misalignment between the ‘creative’ and ‘destructive’ efforts. Complementing the state-centered perspectives, this paper tries to offer an alternative explanation from the lens of the political-economic rationality of the state-owned power companies (SPCs) at the micro-level. The analysis uncovers a blend of strategies through which SPCs navigate the intricate landscape of the transition mandates, including (1) engaging in territory competition, (2) utilizing natural gas to adjust the pace of transition, (3) planning renewable energy investment sequences, (4) implementing supply chain management, and (5) deploying financial innovations. Out of these strategies emerge the multifaceted roles of the incumbents, who occupy a dynamic space that lies between being barriers and serving as enablers. The complex interplay and possible discordance between government intervention and the incumbents' responses introduce elements of complexity and unpredictability into the transition process. These findings call for the integration of macro- and micro-scale perspectives to ensure that policies and interventions are robust enough to accommodate both anticipated and unforeseen challenges.

在能源转型过程中同步进行创造和破坏可能具有挑战性，政策组合可能无法很好地协调。对于 "创造性 "和 "破坏性 "努力之间的不协调，已有研究给出了以国家为中心的解释。作为对以国家为中心的观点的补充，本文试图从微观层面上国有电力公司的政治经济理性角度提供另一种解释。分析揭示了国有电力公司在错综复杂的转型任务中采取的一系列策略，包括（1）参与地区竞争，（2）利用天然气调整转型步伐，（3）规划可再生能源投资序列，（4）实施供应链管理，以及（5）部署金融创新。在这些战略中，现任者扮演着多方面的角色，他们占据着一个既是障碍又是推动者的动态空间。政府干预与在职者应对之间复杂的相互作用和可能的不协调为转型过程带来了复杂性和不可预测性。这些研究结果要求将宏观和微观视角结合起来，以确保政策和干预措施足够有力，既能应对预期的挑战，也能应对不可预见的挑战。

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How (and by whom) energy policy is really made: Insights from the Scottish political system 能源政策究竟是如何制定的（以及由谁来制定）：苏格兰政治体制的启示

IF 6.9 2区经济学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Energy Research & Social Science

Pub Date : 2024-10-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2024.103817

Kirsten E.H. Jenkins

In the energy research and social science community, our papers often state ambitions to influence energy policy. Sometimes we comment on fiscal levers, highlight areas of neglect, or identify social groups deserving of more attention. In other cases, we seek to advance or evaluate approaches, including methods for energy policy analysis to evaluate policy mix robustness, for instance. Our recommendations and claims often come alongside an indication of the recipients being “policymakers” or “decision-makers”, but who are these people, and where are our recommendations landing? Or, to ask the question central to this perspective directly, how and by whom is energy policy really made?

In response to this question, this perspective exposes challenges around and opportunities for academic engagement with policy. It is not theoretically grounded or literature-based, but a reflexive personal account which other authors might engage with and learn from. Drawing on experience from interactions with the Scottish Parliament and Scottish Government, this perspective presents “lessons learnt, and insights gained”, offered coherently for those without a background in this area, with no direct experience of it, or an ambition to contribute. It reflects on: (1) who the experts are, (2) the size of policymaking teams, (3) processes for establishing priorities and targets, (4) the quick-slow pace of policy processes, and (5) timelines for evaluation and monitoring.

This perspective argues that to make energy policy impact, we need be precise; academics need to know exactly who we are talking to; and we need to know how the system works.

在能源研究和社会科学界，我们的论文经常阐述影响能源政策的雄心壮志。有时，我们会对财政杠杆发表评论，强调被忽视的领域，或指出值得更多关注的社会群体。在其他情况下，我们寻求推进或评估各种方法，例如评估政策组合稳健性的能源政策分析方法。我们在提出建议和主张的同时，往往会指出建议和主张的接受者是 "政策制定者 "或 "决策者"，但这些人是谁，我们的建议又落脚于何处？或者，直接提出本观点的核心问题：能源政策究竟是如何制定的，由谁来制定？它不是以理论为基础，也不是以文献为依据，而是一种反思性的个人陈述，其他作者可以参与其中并从中学习。根据与苏格兰议会和苏格兰政府互动的经验，本视角提出了 "吸取的教训和获得的启示"，为那些没有该领域背景、没有直接经验或没有贡献抱负的人提供了连贯一致的观点。它反映了(1) 谁是专家，(2) 决策团队的规模，(3) 确定优先事项和目标的流程，(4) 政策流程的快慢节奏，(5) 评估和监控的时限。本视角认为，要使能源政策产生影响，我们需要准确无误；学者需要确切知道我们在与谁交谈；我们需要知道系统是如何运作的。

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Negotiating risks in electricity market regimes: What lessons can be learned from the history of liberalisation reform for net zero transitions? 电力市场制度中的风险谈判：从净零过渡自由化改革的历史中可以汲取哪些经验教训？

IF 6.9 2区经济学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Energy Research & Social Science

Pub Date : 2024-10-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2024.103790

Ronan Bolton

This paper develops a historical account of the introduction of electricity markets and liberalisation reforms in Britain and Europe. Drawing on the field of ‘policy-orientated history’ in energy studies, cases are analysed with a view to informing contemporary debates about fundamental reforms to electricity markets for renewables integration into power systems. A dynamic approach to market reform is suggested which analyses change across different dimensions of ‘electricity market regimes’. These are the negotiated rules and regulations through which the risks and costs associated with electricity systems are allocated. Electricity market regimes are shaped by political choices around economic risks and their allocation between producers, consumers and broader society. Based on the framework and historical analysis, the paper offers an analytical approach for the study of contemporary reforms of electricity markets in the context of net zero transitions.

本文从历史角度阐述了英国和欧洲电力市场的引入和自由化改革。本文借鉴能源研究中的 "政策导向史 "领域，对案例进行了分析，以期为当代有关电力市场根本性改革的讨论提供信息，从而将可再生能源纳入电力系统。建议采用一种动态的市场改革方法，分析 "电力市场制度 "不同层面的变化。这些都是经过协商的规则和条例，通过这些规则和条例分配与电力系统相关的风险和成本。电力市场制度是由围绕经济风险及其在生产者、消费者和更广泛的社会之间的分配所做出的政治选择形成的。基于该框架和历史分析，本文为研究净零过渡背景下的当代电力市场改革提供了一种分析方法。

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Transitioning away from coal: Perspectives of Indian coal unions on achieving a just transition 从煤炭过渡：印度煤炭工会对实现公正过渡的看法

IF 6.9 2区经济学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Energy Research & Social Science

Pub Date : 2024-10-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2024.103812

Naorem Nishikanta Mangang , Pradip Swarnakar , Sandeep Pai

The existing discourse on Just Transition highlights the critical role of trade unions in ensuring justice for workers during the decarbonisation process. While much of the literature focuses on unions in the Global North, studies examining the role of trade unions in the Global South remain limited. In India, where the Just Transition discourse is still emerging, the perspectives and roles of trade unions remain underexplored. Our study addresses this knowledge gap by exploring the perspectives of trade unions in the Indian coal industry on facilitating a Just Transition. We conducted 20 semi-structured interviews with national, state, and grassroots leaders from the five central coal industry trade unions and organised a workshop with senior union leadership. Our findings reveal diverse perspectives shaped by the unions' varying political ideologies and affiliations. However, most union leaders strongly emphasised the urgency of institutionalising social dialogue among stakeholders, with clearly defined roles to ensure an effective transition. Unions also stressed the importance of diversifying local economies to support workers and communities during the transition process. Our study underscores the indispensable role of trade unions in shaping Just Transition policies for the Indian coal industry, ensuring justice and sustainable livelihoods for workers and communities.

关于 "公正过渡 "的现有论述强调了工会在确保工人在去碳化过程中获得公正方面的关键作用。虽然大部分文献关注的是全球北方的工会，但对全球南方工会作用的研究仍然有限。在印度，"公正过渡 "的论述仍在兴起，工会的观点和作用仍未得到充分探讨。我们的研究通过探讨印度煤炭行业工会对促进公正转型的看法，填补了这一知识空白。我们对五个中央煤炭行业工会的国家、邦和基层领导人进行了 20 次半结构化访谈，并与工会高层领导组织了一次研讨会。我们的调查结果揭示了工会因政治意识形态和隶属关系不同而形成的不同观点。然而，大多数工会领导人都极力强调了将利益相关者之间的社会对话制度化的紧迫性，并明确了各自的职责，以确保有效的过渡。工会还强调了在过渡过程中实现地方经济多样化以支持工人和社区的重要性。我们的研究强调了工会在制定印度煤炭行业公正过渡政策、确保工人和社区的公正和可持续生计方面不可或缺的作用。

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Seeing the limits of voluntary corporate climate action in food and technology sustainability reports 从食品和技术可持续发展报告中看到企业自愿气候行动的局限性

IF 6.9 2区经济学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Energy Research & Social Science

Pub Date : 2024-10-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2024.103798

Kirstine Lund Christiansen, Jens Friis Lund

Corporate climate action is booming with companies across all sectors pledging to contribute towards climate mitigation. Yet, how do companies represent their climate impacts and the possibility for them to act on these? In this study, we explore these questions by analysing the sustainability reports of fourteen of the world's largest food and technology companies. We do this through Carol Bacchi's ‘What's the Problem Represented to be’-approach. As such, we examine how companies' suggested climate solutions constitute and delimit the problems that corporate climate action can and should address. We show that companies' climate solutions emphasise efficiency gains in resource and energy use and substitution of carbon-intensive inputs in production processes, whereas solutions aimed at transforming or reducing consumption and production patterns are largely absent. Rather, companies in the food and technology sectors emphasise why the products and services they provide remain socially necessary in the future. Our study adds to a growing literature illustrating the limits of voluntary corporate climate action.

企业气候行动正在蓬勃发展，各行各业的公司都承诺为减缓气候变化做出贡献。然而，企业如何体现其气候影响以及采取行动的可能性？在本研究中，我们通过分析 14 家全球最大的食品和技术公司的可持续发展报告来探讨这些问题。我们通过卡罗尔-巴奇（Carol Bacchi）的 "问题表述 "方法来实现这一目标。因此，我们研究了企业提出的气候解决方案如何构成和界定企业气候行动能够和应该解决的问题。我们发现，企业的气候解决方案强调资源和能源使用效率的提高，以及生产过程中碳密集型投入的替代，而旨在改变或减少消费和生产模式的解决方案则基本没有。相反，食品和技术行业的公司强调的是，为什么他们提供的产品和服务在未来仍然具有社会必要性。我们的研究为越来越多的说明企业自愿气候行动局限性的文献增添了新的内容。

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Participation in Energy Transitions: A Comparison of Policy Styles 参与能源转型：政策风格比较

IF 6.9 2区经济学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Energy Research & Social Science

Pub Date : 2024-10-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2024.103743

Jörg Radtke, Ortwin Renn

Stakeholder and public participation in policymaking for energy transitions is one of the most promising approaches to fulfilling the promises of a democratic sustainability transition. Over the years, many studies have been published about concepts, methodologies, and empirical results of participatory approaches and implementations. In this paper, we focus on the compatibility of participatory processes with different policy styles of democratic governance. We conducted a systematic literature search comparing different concepts of democratic governance and applying them to public participation, in particular that associated with energy transitions. Our main objective in this paper is to link the requirements for a sustainable energy transition to governance processes and structures; we further aim to delineate suitable formats for stakeholder and public participation. Our analysis provides a basis for a wide-ranging and multi-perspective research agenda that promises to provide a deeper understanding and explanation of complex governance arrangements for energy transitions. The five democratic policy styles that we selected for this review are: autocratic, adversarial, collaborative, reflexive, and inclusive governance. We conclude that none are adequate on their own, and so we put forth a novel hybrid we call the “mediative approach.” From this approach, we derive a new research framework for addressing the current challenges of democratic decision-making in energy transitions. Three pressing questions emerge, one relating to the interplay of top-down and bottom-up modes of governance; a second to the conditions for actor collaboration; and a third to the perception of democratic legitimacy by affected parties.

利益相关者和公众参与能源转型决策是实现民主可持续性转型承诺的最有前途的方法之一。多年来，关于参与式方法和实施的概念、方法和实证结果的研究已发表了很多。在本文中，我们重点关注参与式进程与民主治理的不同政策风格之间的兼容性。我们进行了系统的文献检索，比较了不同的民主治理概念，并将其应用于公众参与，特别是与能源转型相关的公众参与。我们在本文中的主要目标是将可持续能源转型的要求与治理过程和结构联系起来；我们还旨在为利益相关者和公众的参与界定合适的形式。我们的分析为广泛、多角度的研究议程奠定了基础，有望为能源转型的复杂治理安排提供更深入的理解和解释。我们为本综述选择的五种民主政策风格是：专制型、对抗型、合作型、反思型和包容性治理。我们得出的结论是，这五种方式都不足以单独发挥作用，因此我们提出了一种新颖的混合方式，我们称之为 "调解方式"。从这种方法中，我们得出了一个新的研究框架，以应对当前能源转型中民主决策所面临的挑战。我们提出了三个亟待解决的问题：一是自上而下和自下而上治理模式的相互作用；二是行为者合作的条件；三是受影响各方对民主合法性的看法。

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Walking for Joy? Using a living laboratory to shift to more climate-friendly lifestyles in Santiago, Chile 快乐步行？在智利圣地亚哥利用生活实验室向气候友好型生活方式转变

IF 6.9 2区经济学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Energy Research & Social Science

Pub Date : 2024-10-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2024.103796

Lake Sagaris , Rosario Palacios

Two-track thinking about climate change and related sustainability challenges reflects the tendency for people to express concern but, notwithstanding, continue life as usual, making no changes in lifestyles or political agendas. How to overcome this phenomenon has come to the fore as central to meeting energy, transport and other targets for limiting global warming enough to ensure human societies do not collapse.

Mobilizing the right emotions, in the right socio-cultural contexts, has proven a major challenge, amidst the failure of conventional communications methods. These typically assume an information deficit: the erroneous belief that people will change if they have more facts.

This study involved a practical application of current thinking about cultural trauma, using everyday walking as a vehicle for change. It contributes to current knowledge in three dimensions. It uses walking and walkability to examine the challenge of moving from knowledge to action in a highly urbanized, middle-income country, Chile, which is rapidly transitioning toward “development” but still has a long way to go. It focuses on how to connect theory with real streets, in a troubled but resilient neighborhood, Bellavista, in Metropolitan Santiago. And it innovated using a transdisciplinary, activism-based, action research methodology.

Addressing crime, gender and childhood in walking-related strategies effectively encouraged more sustainable living, improving links with local food and community gardens, shared meals, and walking-cycling among older adults, families and children. Improving social solidarity and connection proved an essential first step to open up pathways with strong potential for improving sustainability.

Sustainable development goals: 3 Health; 7 Energy; 11 Cities; 17 Alliances.

关于气候变化和相关可持续性挑战的双轨思维反映了这样一种趋势，即人们表示关切，但尽管如此，生活仍一如既往，不改变生活方式或政治议程。如何克服这种现象已成为实现能源、交通和其他限制全球变暖目标的核心问题，以确保人类社会不会崩溃。事实证明，在正确的社会文化背景下调动正确的情绪是一项重大挑战，而传统的沟通方法却未能奏效。这项研究实际应用了当前关于文化创伤的思想，将日常行走作为变革的载体。这项研究在三个方面对当前的知识有所贡献。在一个高度城市化、中等收入的国家--智利，它正迅速向 "发展 "转型，但仍有很长的路要走。研究重点是如何在圣地亚哥大都会的贝拉维斯塔这个问题重重但又富有活力的社区，将理论与实际街道联系起来。在与步行相关的战略中解决犯罪、性别和童年问题，有效地鼓励了更可持续的生活，改善了与当地食品和社区菜园的联系、共享膳食以及老年人、家庭和儿童之间的步行-骑自行车活动。事实证明，加强社会团结和联系是开辟具有强大潜力的改善可持续发展道路的重要第一步：可持续发展目标：3 健康；7 能源；11 城市；17 联盟。

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Holding on until the barrel is empty? Algeria's bumpy trajectory towards a post-rentier state 坚持到桶子空了？阿尔及利亚迈向 "后边缘国家 "的坎坷轨迹

IF 6.9 2区经济学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Energy Research & Social Science

Pub Date : 2024-10-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2024.103810

Reinhilde Bouckaert

Rentier states are under increasing pressure to move towards a post-rentier state model as peak oil demand is approaching. However, it remains unclear if or how a rentier state can make this transition. To answer this, I developed an analytical framework including the mechanisms from the rentier state theory that need to be present to move towards a post-rentier state. This analytical framework is hypothetical, as up to now, no rentier state has been able to transition to a post-rentier state. Using Algeria as a case study, this novel framework is used to analyse the incremental evolution Algeria has made towards a post-rentier state since the year 2000. I argue that Algeria experienced several internal as well as external opportunities and threats and was influenced by its history on how it responded. Although Algeria fulfilled several steps of the framework, it failed to fulfil necessary sustainability aspects to become a post-rentier state.

随着石油需求峰值的临近，租借国面临着越来越大的压力，需要向后租借国模式转变。然而，租借国能否或如何实现这一转变仍不清楚。为了回答这个问题，我制定了一个分析框架，其中包括向后租界国家转变所需的租界国家理论机制。这个分析框架是假设性的，因为到目前为止，还没有一个租界国家能够过渡到后租界国家。以阿尔及利亚为案例，这一新颖的框架被用来分析阿尔及利亚自 2000 年以来向后暴君国家的逐步演变。我认为，阿尔及利亚经历了一些内部以及外部的机遇和威胁，并受其历史影响做出了回应。虽然阿尔及利亚完成了框架中的几个步骤，但它未能实现成为后超级大国所需的可持续性方面。

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Social and spatial determinants of energy ageism: Calibrating social policy towards older people under the conditions of energy transition in Polish society 能源老龄化的社会和空间决定因素：在波兰社会能源转型的条件下调整针对老年人的社会政策

IF 6.9 2区经济学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Energy Research & Social Science

Pub Date : 2024-10-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2024.103795

Paweł Żuk , Piotr Żuk

The article aims to identify the problems and challenges faced by senior citizens in the context of energy transition and also to develop a framework of social policy that would respond to senior citizens' concerns and is necessary for the effective implementation of the goals of the European Union's (EU) climate and energy policy. The authors focus on the analysis of the challenges of energy transition faced by older people who live in Poland in various types of buildings and use different sources of home heating. The article shows how various types of buildings constructed using different technologies and in different historical periods and located in various social and geographical spaces divide people in terms of class and also create challenges for older people related to home heating. The type of building and its place in the urban space may be a determinant of the energy poverty of its inhabitants, and the area where specific types of buildings are clustered together may affect the air quality in this part of a city. The authors suggest taking specific local and national actions as part of social policy towards older people during energy transition. The material was collected in the winter of 2024 using focus group interviews for eight groups of senior citizens differing in place of residence, type of building inhabited and source of home heating.

文章旨在确定老年公民在能源转型背景下面临的问题和挑战，同时制定一个社会政策框架，以回应老年公民的关切，这对于有效实施欧洲联盟（欧盟）气候和能源政策的目标是必要的。作者重点分析了居住在波兰各类建筑中并使用不同家庭供暖来源的老年人所面临的能源转型挑战。文章展示了使用不同技术、在不同历史时期建造、位于不同社会和地理空间的各种类型的建筑物如何在阶级上划分人群，以及如何为老年人带来与家庭供暖相关的挑战。建筑物的类型及其在城市空间中的位置可能是居民能源贫困的决定因素，而特定类型建筑物聚集的区域可能会影响城市该区域的空气质量。作者建议采取具体的地方和国家行动，作为能源转型期间针对老年人的社会政策的一部分。材料是在 2024 年冬季通过焦点小组访谈收集的，访谈对象是八组老年人，他们的居住地、居住建筑类型和家庭供暖来源各不相同。

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