Climate Change, Energy Policy and Justice: A Systematic Review
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Jason Byrne
Abstract
Energy efficiency and energy security are emerging concerns in climate change policy. But. there is little acknowledgment of energy justice issues. Marginalised and vulnerable communities may be disproportionately exposed to both climate change impacts (e.g. heat, flooding) and costs associated with energy transitions related to climate change mitigation and adaptation (e.g. particulate exposure from biofuel combustion). Climate change is producing energy-related impacts such as increased cooling costs. In some cases it threatens energy security. Higher electricity costs associated with ‘climate proofing’ energy network infrastructure may exacerbate ‘fuel poverty’ - itself a form of injustice. In this paper we critically review the literature about multiple interrelations between energy policy, justice and climate change. We identify key issues, illuminate knowledge gaps, and synthesise findings to develop a conceptual model. We chart a research agenda and highlight policy implications.
© 2014 by Lucius & Lucius, Stuttgart
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- Contents
- Editorial: Environmental Justice as Empirical and Normative
- Ghettos in Slovakia. Confronting Roma Social and Enviromental Exclusion
- Environmental Inequality in France: A Theoretical, Empirical and Policy Perspective
- When Is ‘Yes to the Mill’ Environmental Justice? Interrogating Sites of Acceptance in Response to Energy Development
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- Water Justice: A Multilayer Term and Its Role in Cooperation
- Individual Moral Responsibility and the Problem of Climate Change
- Why Participate in Pro-Environmental Action? Individual Responsibility in Unstructured Collectives
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