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View article: A spatial typology of energy (in)efficiency in the private rental sector in England and Wales using Energy Performance Certificates
A spatial typology of energy (in)efficiency in the private rental sector in England and Wales using Energy Performance Certificates Open
Like many countries globally, the private rental sector in England and Wales contains some of the lowest quality and energy inefficient properties, despite being home to some of the most vulnerable households. We present a new data product…
View article: The hidden work of everyday decisions in the home - Domestic energy managers and their implications for future smart grids
The hidden work of everyday decisions in the home - Domestic energy managers and their implications for future smart grids Open
The role of residents in future smart energy systems and grids has been mainly seen as one of reactive users, responding to incentives or information often generated via automated processes. As new smart grids and smart energy systems begi…
View article: A Net-Zero Resilience Index for UK regions
A Net-Zero Resilience Index for UK regions Open
National net-zero policies have varied regional impacts on patterns of investment and employment. Here, we introduce a Net-Zero Resilience Index for UK regions drawing on theories and methods from complexity economics comprising measures o…
View article: The rhythms and rhythmanalysis of household energy demand
The rhythms and rhythmanalysis of household energy demand Open
Recent work on energy demand has outlined a series of different factors that determine patterns of energy use and the importance of the social relations that underpin them. Here, we extend calls to recognise that energy consumption is root…
View article: The salt fringe as an energy periphery: Energy efficiency in the private rental sector of seaside towns in England and Wales
The salt fringe as an energy periphery: Energy efficiency in the private rental sector of seaside towns in England and Wales Open
Low‐carbon energy futures increasingly focus on improving the energy efficiency of homes to reduce emissions and living conditions. Energy efficiency can represent a justice‐led intervention supporting those most in need, living in the lea…
View article: Levelling up as green industrial policy
Levelling up as green industrial policy Open
The emergence of green industrial policy globally signals a growing awareness of climate action as central to policies that address regional economic disparities. In the UK, the newly elected Labour government’s economic vision of ‘securon…
View article: The geographies of ‘stranded communities’ in energy transitions
The geographies of ‘stranded communities’ in energy transitions Open
The transition from fossil fuels poses risks to communities and industries dependent on carbon-heavy work. This article calls for geographical scholarship to engage more fully with the experiences of those ‘stranded communities’ at risk of…
View article: ‘Fixing’ coal in Whitehaven: the affective promises of a coalmine
‘Fixing’ coal in Whitehaven: the affective promises of a coalmine Open
This commentary explores the promises surrounding the construction of a new coalmine in Whitehaven in the UK. The impacts of the closure of carbon‐heavy coal facilities increasingly feature in scholarship and policy understandings of energ…
View article: The material geographies of Bitfury in Georgia: Integrating cryptoasset firms into global financial networks
The material geographies of Bitfury in Georgia: Integrating cryptoasset firms into global financial networks Open
Cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, have garnered significant attention in scholarship and beyond. Geographical work on cryptocurrencies has focussed on how their energy demand interacts with local communities and economies. Less is said ab…
View article: A socially intelligent approach to consumers’ collective capabilities in smart grids
A socially intelligent approach to consumers’ collective capabilities in smart grids Open
There is a pressing need to investigate consumers' social relations within energy systems particularly in the context of socially smart grids at the domestic level. However, no studies to date have categorised or explained how such social …
View article: From individuals to collectives in energy systems — A social practice, identity and rhythm inspired lens
From individuals to collectives in energy systems — A social practice, identity and rhythm inspired lens Open
The need for socially smart energy systems that incorporate both individual and collective social, spatial, and technical dimensions is increasing. However, the social, spatial, and technical interplay between individual and collective sca…
View article: What next for the climate change culture wars?
What next for the climate change culture wars? Open
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This perspective details how objects and technologies, like the gas stove, are becoming key sites where climate policy is located within broader politically-charged 'culture wars'. Within this process, climate …
View article: What next for the climate change culture wars?
What next for the climate change culture wars? Open
This is a pre-print version of the article before final peer review or editing, as submitted by the author to Environmental Research: Climate. Drawing on examples of gas hobs, lightbulbs and recent social movements, this paper illuminates …
View article: Stories of hope created together: A pilot, school-based workshop for sharing eco-emotions and creating an actively hopeful vision of the future
Stories of hope created together: A pilot, school-based workshop for sharing eco-emotions and creating an actively hopeful vision of the future Open
The climate and ecological crises challenge all communities across the world, with the greatest impact upon the most vulnerable and the youngest. There are multiple impacts on mental health, including the psychological burdens that arise w…
View article: Just Transition: A whole-systems approach to decarbonisation
Just Transition: A whole-systems approach to decarbonisation Open
Transition to a post-carbon economy implies changes that are both far-reaching and unprecedented. The notion that a decarbonization transition must encompass multiple forms of justice is gaining ground. In response, the concept of Just Tra…
View article: Power in resilience and resilience's power in climate change scholarship
Power in resilience and resilience's power in climate change scholarship Open
Resilience thinking has undergone profound theoretical developments in recent decades, moving to characterize resilience as a socio‐natural process that requires constant negotiation between a range of actors and institutions. Fundamental …
View article: Contemporary political ecologies of hydropower: insights from Bolivia and Brazil
Contemporary political ecologies of hydropower: insights from Bolivia and Brazil Open
Funding: This research was supported by an ESRC Doctoral Studentship (Atkins, grant no: 1325180), RGS Environment and Sustainability Grant (Hope) and Vice-Chancellor's Research Fellowship at the University of Bristol (Hope).
View article: Disputing the ‘National Interest’: The Depoliticization and Repoliticization of the Belo Monte Dam, Brazil
Disputing the ‘National Interest’: The Depoliticization and Repoliticization of the Belo Monte Dam, Brazil Open
The construction of a hydroelectric project transforms the watershed in which it is located, leading to a moment of contestation in which the scheme is challenged by opposition actors. This paper explores the interplay between pro- and ant…
View article: Building a Dam, Constructing a Nation: The ‘drowning’ of Capel Celyn
Building a Dam, Constructing a Nation: The ‘drowning’ of Capel Celyn Open
Throughout history, the planning and construction of a dam has become symbolic of wider political events and processes. This paper investigates how the Tryweryn scheme in north‐west Wales in the 1950s and 1960s became a central signifier w…
View article: Dams, political framing and sustainability as an empty signifier: The case of Belo Monte
Dams, political framing and sustainability as an empty signifier: The case of Belo Monte Open
The construction of a hydroelectric dam involves the prolonged contest between pro‐ and anti‐dam coalitions adopting various storylines to provide the project with meaning. These representations of dams are often open to reinvention and tr…
View article: Dammed and diversionary: The multi‐dimensional framing of Brazil's Belo Monte dam
Dammed and diversionary: The multi‐dimensional framing of Brazil's Belo Monte dam Open
Belo Monte is one of the most divisive dams in Brazilian history, becoming entangled in a thirty‐year struggle between pro‐ and anti‐dam interests over the role of the facility within a complex web of Brazilian development and the future o…