Jenkins & Martiskainen 2019_Energy justice & fuel poverty book chapter.pdf (113.65 kB)
A normative approach to transitions in energy demand: an energy justice and fuel poverty case study
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posted on 2023-06-09, 16:26 authored by Kirsten E H Jenkins, Mari MartiskainenMari MartiskainenMeeting emissions targets necessitates both the rapid transformation of our physical energy systems and the societies that surround or use them, influencing who uses which energy source, how, and when. Thus, it is inevitable that there will be winners and losers, including the people who, for a variety of reasons, cannot access or afford the benefits from those transitions. In this vein, making sure that all voices are represented in transitions plans and their actualisation is undoubtedly a question of social justice. Yet despite ongoing debates about ethics and justice, one social element missing from transitions frameworks is explicit, practice-oriented engagement with the energy justice concept; an omission that is arguably mirrored in practice. In this regard, this chapter serves a dual purpose. First, it reiterates and reaffirms the need for socially just transitions approaches in energy demand scholarship and explores the role of the energy justice concept in this. Second, through a case study of fuel poverty, it begins to explore what this may practically look like. We close with policy-relevant recommendations.
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Research Centre on Innovation and Energy Demand; G1020; RCUK-RESEARCH COUNCILS UK; EP/K011790/1
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RoutledgePublisher URL
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34-50Pages
300.0Book title
Transitions in energy efficiency and demand. The emergence, diffusion and impact of low-carbon innovationPlace of publication
LondonISBN
9781351127257Department affiliated with
- SPRU - Science Policy Research Unit Publications
Research groups affiliated with
- The Sussex Energy Group Publications
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- Yes
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Kirsten E H Jenkins, Debbie HopkinsLegacy Posted Date
2019-01-10First Open Access (FOA) Date
2019-01-10First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2019-01-07Usage metrics
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