12 results for "Benjamin Kenneth Sovacool"
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Who are the victims of low-carbon transitions? Towards a political ecology of climate change mitigation
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 literature review of 198 studies and their corresponding 332 case studies, it assesses the linkages between low carbon…
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Sociotechnical matters: Reviewing and integrating science and technology studies with energy social science
Theoretical frameworks associated with science and technology studies (STS) are becoming increasingly prominent in social science energy research, but what do they offer? This review provides a brief history of relevant STS concepts and frameworks and a structured analysis of how STS perspectives…
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Equity, technological innovation and sustainable behaviour in a low-carbon future
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Actors, business models, and innovation activity systems for vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology: A comprehensive review
This study is motivated by the prospect of needing to harness significant flows of investment and finance, along with private sector commitment, towards decarbonizing passenger transport in Europe. It asks: what types of actors and stakeholder groups, business models, and resulting innovation…
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Dispossessed by decarbonisation: Reducing vulnerability, injustice, and inequality in the lived experience of low-carbon pathways
This study examines the justice and equity implications of four low-carbon transitions, and it reveals the “lived experiences” of decarbonisation as manifested across Africa and Europe. Based on extensive, original mixed methods empirical research – including expert interviews, focus groups…
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The methodologies, geographies, and technologies of energy justice: a systematic and comprehensive review
Abstract The energy justice literature has seen a rapid surge in both academic and practical popularity. However, there has been less systematic reflection on the research conducted so far, its scope or contribution, nor what it might mean for the future of the concept. To provide insights, this…
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Sustainable minerals and metals for a low-carbon future
Policy coordination is needed for global supply chains
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Carbon capture utilization and storage in review: Sociotechnical implications for a carbon reliant world
The decarbonization of industry and industrial systems is a pressing challenge given the relative lack of low-carbon options available for “hard to decarbonize” sectors such as steelmaking, cement manufacturing, and chemical production. Carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) represents a…
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Pluralizing energy justice: Incorporating feminist, anti-racist, Indigenous, and postcolonial perspectives
Justice represents not only a moral obligation but can enhance the legitimacy and acceptance of a rapid push toward global decarbonization. Innovations in technology, even those geared toward sustainability, can both reinforce and introduce new inequalities and disparities across populations, while…
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Sociotechnical agendas: Reviewing future directions for energy and climate research
The field of science and technology studies (STS) has introduced and developed a “sociotechnical” perspective that has been taken up by many disciplines and areas of inquiry. The aims and objectives of this study are threefold: to interrogate which sociotechnical concepts or tools from STS are…
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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 quickly evolved into a prominent research field encompassing an expansive and growing number of research groups and…