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From Individual Action to Collective Hives: Identifying Gains in Community-oriented Urban Heating Transitions

Year: 2025

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: To support just urban energy transitions, we propose a flexible ”policy rationale” framework tailored to the level of communal engagement. This framework develops decarbonisation scenarios along an engagement spectrum, evaluating trade-offs between decarbonisation gains, investment costs, and social justice for The Hague, The Netherlands. Through a capability-sensitive approach, local vulnerabilities were identified. We show that while individual approaches offer higher gains per household, they leave vulnerable communities behind. Alternatively, community-oriented solutions address social justice concerns, requiring limited investments and decarbonising communities that otherwise cannot. Therefore, policy efforts should focus on reducing barriers for those communities, to foster long-term and just decarbonisation.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15231062

Authors: Ruinaard, Susan, Pearce, BinBin, Goncalves, Juliana, Doorn, Neelke, Witte, Jaap, Verma, Trivik

Institutions: Delft University of Technology, University of Bristol

Language: English

Topic: Sustainability and Climate Change Governance

Subfield: Global and Planetary Change

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Sustainable cities and communities, Climate action, Affordable and clean energy, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W6968054786

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