Enforcing energy rights to promote energy justice
A just energy transition must, in essence, address the three foundations of energy justice (distributive, recognitional, and procedural) as well as the systematic problems that are present in energy access issues, in consumer rights enforcement, or the fact that some people cannot reap the full benefits of services available to them. Marine Cornelis reports. What is and is not fair in the energy transition? This question has come to the forefront, particularly since the cost-of-living crisis since 2021. ‘Energy justice’ has become a recurring theme in European political circles. Indeed, the European Union has decided that addressing fuel poverty is essential to create a real ‘just transition’ that ‘leaves no one behind’. This transition must, therefore, in essence, address the three foundations of energy justice (distributive, recognitional, and procedural) as well as the systematic problems that are present in energy access issues, in consumer rights enforcement, or the fact that some people cannot reap the full benefits of services available to them. What is energy justice? The energy justice framework is understood as a system for creating more significant equity …
A just energy transition must, in essence, address the three foundations of energy justice (distributive, recognitional, and procedural) as well as the systematic problems that are present in energy access issues, in consumer rights enforcement, or the fact that some people cannot reap the full benefits of services available to them. Marine Cornelis reports. Credits: ColiN00B What is and…
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