TY - JOUR
T1 - Understanding the embeddedness of individuals within the larger system to support energy transition
AU - Biely, Katharina
AU - Sareen, Siddharth
AU - de Vries, Gerdien
AU - Chappin, Emile
AU - Bauwens, Thomas
AU - Montagnino, Fabio Maria
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Japan KK, part of Springer Nature 2024.
PY - 2024/5
Y1 - 2024/5
N2 - CO2 emissions need to be reduced drastically to fight climate change and minimise the further increase of average global temperatures. The decarbonisation of the energy system aims at reducing CO2 emissions and is thus urgently needed. This transition is facilitated by inter alia switching to renewable energy sources and more efficient technologies. In the past, the energy transition has mostly focused on supply-side measures. However, at least since the publication of the 6th IPCC assessment report, demand-side measures have gained attention. Thereby, the roles individuals play in achieving this transition is recognised as important. This Special Feature is dedicated to exploring the roles of individuals within the energy transition. The nine thematically featured articles provide insights on this topic using different foci and angles, such as the information to guide individuals' behaviour, the influence of media in framing roles, and technology acceptance. To contextualise and synthesise these diverse contributions, this editorial introduction outlines three different, complementary clusters of roles: technology adoption, lifestyle choices, and political action. By theorising users as participants in transitions through diverse practices, we widen the basis for future research to address and incorporate the roles users play in engaging with and shaping these transitions.
AB - CO2 emissions need to be reduced drastically to fight climate change and minimise the further increase of average global temperatures. The decarbonisation of the energy system aims at reducing CO2 emissions and is thus urgently needed. This transition is facilitated by inter alia switching to renewable energy sources and more efficient technologies. In the past, the energy transition has mostly focused on supply-side measures. However, at least since the publication of the 6th IPCC assessment report, demand-side measures have gained attention. Thereby, the roles individuals play in achieving this transition is recognised as important. This Special Feature is dedicated to exploring the roles of individuals within the energy transition. The nine thematically featured articles provide insights on this topic using different foci and angles, such as the information to guide individuals' behaviour, the influence of media in framing roles, and technology acceptance. To contextualise and synthesise these diverse contributions, this editorial introduction outlines three different, complementary clusters of roles: technology adoption, lifestyle choices, and political action. By theorising users as participants in transitions through diverse practices, we widen the basis for future research to address and incorporate the roles users play in engaging with and shaping these transitions.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85187437006
U2 - 10.1007/s11625-024-01493-7
DO - 10.1007/s11625-024-01493-7
M3 - Editorial
AN - SCOPUS:85187437006
SN - 1862-4065
VL - 19
SP - 687
EP - 700
JO - Sustainability Science
JF - Sustainability Science
IS - 3
ER -
