Conceptual framework for balancing society and nature in net-zero energy transitions

Delafield, Gemma; Donnison, Caspar; Roddis, Philippa; Arvanitopoulos, Theodoros; Sfyridis, Alexandros; Dunnett, Sebastian; Ball, Thomas; Logan, Kathryn G.

doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2021.08.021

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“…The connection between climate change and the SDGs is evident, as the impacts of climate change have the potential to undermine the progress made towards achieving these goals [15][16][17]. For instance, climate change has direct implications for SDGs [29][30][31][32][33][34][35] related to poverty reduction(SDG1: NO Poverty), food security(SDG2: No Hunger) [36][37][38][39][40][41][42],energy(SDG7: Affordable and clean energy) [43][44][45][46], clean water and sanitation(SDG6: Clean water and sanitation), and sustainable cities [47][48][49] and communities(SDG11 Sustainable cities and communities). People must take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts, including enhancing the resilience and adaptive capacity of nations to climate-related disasters, and integrating climate change measures into national policies and planning(SDG13: Climate action).…”

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The trends of major issues connecting climate change and the sustainable development goals

Hsieh,

Yeh

2023

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This study aims to explore the research trends and patterns of major issues connecting climate change and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by employing a bibliometric analysis. The study has found that there is an increasing number of research and policies in various countries committed to finding and implementing strategies to solve climate change issues. The countries with the most research in this field are China, India, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia, with Environmental Sciences & Ecology being the most published domain. The study has identified 19 clusters intersecting with climate change and SDGs, with the top five clusters in terms of proportion related to agricultural and food systems, water and soil resources, energy, economy, ecosystem, and sustainable management. This study also presents the trend changes of research topics intersecting climate change and SDGs every 2–3 years. Especially in the recent two years, with the convening of COP26 and COP27 and the advocacy of Net Zero and CBAM (Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism) of the EU, important topics include renewable energy, protection of ecosystem services, life cycle assessment, food security, agriculture in Africa, sustainable management, synergies of various policies, remote sensing technology, and desertification among others. This shows an increasingly diversified range of important topics being discussed in relation to climate change and sustainable development goals.

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The trends of major issues connecting climate change and the sustainable development goals

Hsieh,

Yeh

2023

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“…Land use competitions and ecological impacts have been gaining attention in the research discourse, suggesting going beyond technical and economic aspects in energy planning procedures by introducing sustainability concerns [10] and landscape-inclusive strategies [11]. Indeed, recent studies highlight the need to include societal considerations in the processes of REL planning [12][13][14]. Several factors can be included: economic, for example, related to land use loss [15], generation of profit [16], and transmission lines [9]; environmental, such as wildlife habitat disturbance [17,18] or runoff generation and erosion [19]; and landscape-related, such as those linked to visual impact [20] and aesthetic impact [21,22].…”

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Integration of Public Perception in the Assessment of Licensed Solar Farms: A Case Study in Greece

Codemo,

Barbini,

Mantouza

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The increasing adoption of solar power plants requires the consideration of different aspects involved in the transformation of landscape. In this view, recent studies encourage public engagement and landscape integration strategies in the decision-making process to ensure an accepted and inclusive energy transition. However, there is limited knowledge on how to include landscape considerations in the planning processes, specifically on public perception and values. This work aims to assess five licensed solar farms in the region of Central Macedonia (Greece) based on the opinion of the inhabitants. The paper presents the results of an online and onsite questionnaire administered in different villages around the study area in October 2022. The survey utilized the potential benefits and impacts, as well as siting criteria and spatial configuration strategies, taken from literature to describe public perception and preferences. The methodology consists of three phases: investigation of public perception on solar farms; operationalization of the results to make them spatially explicit; overall suitability of the areas and mitigation strategies. The results illustrate the prioritization of the perceived impacts and benefits of photovoltaic installations and highlight the different levels of suitability of the areas and possible mitigation measures. The proposed approach is complementary to the planning processes taking into account societal considerations.

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“…Recent publications highlight the need to include a broad set of societal considerations in the creation of solar energy landscapes, beyond techno-economic considerations such as energy efficiency and cost-effectiveness (Delafield et al, 2021;Sovacool, 2014).…”

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“…However, this strategy of finding locations with the least negative impact becomes less effective as the transition progresses and 'easy' locations become scarce (Delafield et al, 2021;Frantál et al, 2018;Pasqualetti & Brown, 2014). This strategy also raises ethical questions about social and environmental displacement (Kramarz, Park, & Johnson, 2021).…”

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“…Similar to the past, the energy transition of the 21st century is interconnected with concerns such as human well-being, methods of production and consumption and food security, as expressed by the UN Sustainable Development Goals. These interconnections illustrate the missed opportunities to create synergies between energy provision and other societal challenges, as contemporary energy projects have a rather prominent sectoral focus (Delafield et al, 2021).…”

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Conceptual framework for balancing society and nature in net-zero energy transitions

Cited by 42 publications

References 103 publications

The trends of major issues connecting climate change and the sustainable development goals

The trends of major issues connecting climate change and the sustainable development goals

Integration of Public Perception in the Assessment of Licensed Solar Farms: A Case Study in Greece

Landscape-inclusive energy transition : Landscape as catalyst in the shift to renewable energy

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