Strengthening European Energy Policy : Governance Recommendations from Innovative Interdisciplinary Collaborations / Ami Crowther.

Intro -- Foreword 1: Low-Carbon Approaches at the Crossroads: Why the European Green Deal Will Benefit from Interdisciplinary Insights -- Foreword 2: Beyond Technology: Transcending Disciplinary Boundaries to Achieve More Sustainable Energy Systems -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Tables -- Part I Introduction -- 1. Interdisciplinary Collaborations for European Energy Policy and Governance -- 1.1. Current EU Energy Policy Ambitions -- 1.2. The Need for Interdisciplinary Collaboration to Meet Complex European Energy Challenges -- 1.3. Stimulating Novel Interdisciplinary Collaborations Through This Book Project -- 1.4. Overview of the Four Parts of the Book and Constituent Chapters -- 1.5. Tips on How to Read This Book -- References -- Part II Navigating Community Participation -- 2. Simplify the Uptake of Community Energy by Leveraging Intermediaries and the Use of Digital Planning Tools -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Strengthen Community-Led Renewable Energy Initiatives -- 2.2.1. Ensure Follow-Up and Implementation of EU Policy Measures -- 2.2.2. Foster Institutional Allies at Local and Regional Levels -- 2.2.3. Provide Access and Increase Capacities for Using New Planning Tools -- 2.3. Achieving Our Recommendation -- References -- 3. Prioritise Inclusive, Early, and Continuous Societal Engagement to Maximise the Benefits of Geothermal Technologies -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Technology and Society in the Geothermal Sector -- 3.2.1. Understanding Geothermal Technologies -- 3.2.2. Introducing Geothermal Energy in EU, National and Local Energy Decision-Making -- 3.2.3. How Societal Engagement in Geothermal Projects Can Become More Inclusive -- 3.3. Achieving Our Recommendation -- References -- 4. Create a Co-learning Environment for Geothermal Energy Communities Across the European and African Unions -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Enable and Encourage Geothermal Energy Communities -- 4.2.1. Geothermal’s Potential for Energy Communities -- 4.2.2. Assessing GEC’s Feasibility: An Interdisciplinary and Participatory Approach -- 4.2.3. Critical Issues and Barriers to GECs -- 4.3. Achieving Our Recommendation -- References -- Part III Navigating Knowledges for the Built Environment -- 5. Facilitate the Development of Energy Literacy Amongst Citizens to Support Their Meaningful Participation in the Energy Transition -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.1.1. The Knowledge and Conditions for Developing Energy Literacy -- 5.1.2. Tackling the Information Gap Between Generic and Bespoke Provision -- 5.1.3. Framing Participation in the Energy Transition Beyond Energy -- 5.1.4. Ensuring Citizen Access to Trusted and Trustworthy Actors and Sources of Information -- 5.2. Achieving Our Recommendation -- References -- 6. Support Place-Based and Inclusive Supply Chain, Employment and Skills Strategies for Housing-Energy Retrofit -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. Initiatives to Support Workforce Development -- 6.2.1. Supply-Side Coordination Through Place-Based Action -- 6.2.2. Ensuring Quality in the Supply Chain: Regulation and Training -- 6.3. Achieving Our Recommendation -- References -- Part IV Navigating the Delivery of New Technology -- 7. Promote Integrated Policy Design to Overcome Social and Technical Challenges for Agrivoltaic Deployment -- 7.1. Introduction: Agrivoltaic Deployment as a Socio-Technical Innovation Pathway -- 7.2. Challenges for AV Deployment -- 7.3. Achieving Our Recommendation -- Notes -- References -- 8. Increase Social Acceptability of Nuclear Fusion, Agrivoltaics, and Offshore Wind Through National Support Programmes -- 8.1. Introduction -- 8.2. Unpacking the Social Acceptability of Low-Carbon Energy Technologies -- 8.2.1. Social Acceptability of Low-Carbon Energy Technologies -- 8.2.2. Focus on the Social Acceptability of Offshore Wind Turbines, Agrivoltaics, and Nuclear Fusion in France -- Social Acceptability Has Gained Significant Attention in Discussions About Large-Scale Energy Projects in France -- Agrivoltaics Social Acceptance Was Taken for Granted by the French Government -- Public Opinion on Nuclear Fusion Is Influenced by the Existing Nuclear Fission Landscape -- The Focus on Nuclear in Social and Political Systems Slows Non-Nuclear Low-Carbon Energy Adoption in France -- 8.2.3. Results and Analysis -- Factors Shaping Social Acceptability of Low-Carbon Energy Technologies Over Time -- Sources of Social Acceptability and Unacceptability of the Three Low-Carbon Energy Technologies -- 8.3. Achieving Our Recommendation -- Notes -- References -- 9. Protect the EU’s Digital Energy Infrastructure Against Cyberthreats Through Advanced Technologies, Human Vulnerability Mitigation, and Ethical Practices -- 9.1. Introduction -- 9.2. Cybersecurity in the Digital Energy Sector: Challenges, Current Policies, and Recommended Actions -- 9.2.1. Common Cyberthreats and Challenges in the Digital Energy Sector -- 9.2.2. Analysis of Existing EU Cybersecurity Policy and Legislation in the Digital Energy Sector -- 9.2.3. Implementing Comprehensive Cybersecurity Countermeasures in the Digital Energy Sector -- 9.3. Achieving Our Recommendation -- References -- Part V Navigating Models for Policy Development -- 10. Understand Stakeholder Perceptions and Implementation Possibilities for Energy Efficiency Measures and Policy Through Multicriteria Modelling -- 10.1. Introduction -- 10.2. Application of a Multicriteria Model for the Built Environment -- 10.2.1. Handling Conflicting Objectives -- 10.2.2. Stakeholder Feedback -- Barriers to Greater Energy Efficiency in Buildings -- Multicriteria Model Applicability and Design -- Policy and Politics of Energy Efficiency -- 10.3. Achieving Our Recommendation -- References -- 11. Rethink Energy System Models to Support Interdisciplinary and Inclusive Just Transition Debates -- 11.1. Introduction -- 11.2. Insights on Modelling Gaps and Ways to Improve and Complement Energy Modelling -- 11.2.1. What Are the Limitations of Models and Modelling Approaches? -- 11.2.2. How Can Social Sciences Address Modelling Gaps? -- Recognitional Justice -- Procedural Justice -- Distributional Justice -- 11.3. Achieving Our Recommendation -- References -- Part VI Conclusion -- 12. Reflections on Interdisciplinary Collaborations for European Energy Policy and Governance -- 12.1. Reflections on Policy and Governance Recommendations -- 12.2. Reflections on Innovation in Interdisciplinary Collaborations -- 12.3. Closing Remarks: Interdisciplinarity for Strengthening Energy Policy and Governance -- References -- Afterword 1: A Quest for More Intentional Interdisciplinary Synergies by Giulia Sonetti and Osman Arrobbio -- References -- Afterword 2: Considering the Role of the Scientific Community by Henry Jeffrey and Kristofer Grattan -- Afterword 3: Empowering the Energy Transition: Collaborative Pathways Ahead for European Union Policy by Emma Bergeling -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Afterword 4: Reinserting the Missing Piece: Integrating the Human Dimension in Energy Policy by Rod Janssen and Audrey Nugent -- References -- Index.

This open access book foregrounds novel collaborations between the Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH), and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines, for the benefit of European energy policy. Each chapter has been led by a team spanning social and technical disciplines. The book proposes 10 policy recommendations to: Simplify the uptake of community energy; Prioritise societal engagement in geothermal; Create co-learning for energy communities; Facilitate energy literacy; Support place-based strategies for retrofit; Promote integrated policy design for agrivoltaics; Increase social acceptability of low-carbon technologies; Protect digital energy infrastructure; Understand stakeholder perceptions of energy-efficiency measures; and Rethink energy system models to support the just transition. It will be of interest to anyone developing, implementing or critiquing energy policy (locally, nationally or internationally) as well as those looking to expand the use of interdisciplinary research to achieve sustainability goals. Part of a three-volume collection covering climate, energy, and mobility policy.

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