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Renewable energy for whom? A global systematic review of the environmental justice implications of renewable energy technologies
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Abstract Renewable energy transitions are essential for decarbonizing the world economy and mitigating global climate change. Yet many energy technologies classified as renewable have human health and livelihood implications that jeopardize the lives and wellbeing of those already most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. The purpose of this study is thus to summarize the documented environmental justice (EJ) impacts associated with renewable energy technologies included in many renewable energy policies globally. Our motivation for this study is to ensure that renewable energy policies incorporate concerns for justice into their formulation and implementation. We provide a systematic review of the literature assessing renewable energy technologies from the perspective of distributive, procedural, recognition, and capability interpretations of environmental justice. Our review finds that there are ten common renewable energy technologies that have EJ implications documented in the current literature, and that future energy transition policy development needs to ensure these justice concerns are addressed.
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- Levenda, A. M., Behrsin, I., & Disano, F.
- Venue
- Energy Research & Social Science
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2021-01
- Volume
- 71
- Pages
- 101837
- ISSN
- 2214-6296 (ISSN-L)
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- W3098302150
- Cited by
- 386
- References
- 136
- FWCI
- 10.85
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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