Policy Press

A Just Energy Transition

Getting Decarbonisation Right in a Time of Crisis

By Ed Atkins

Published

Jul 28, 2023

Page count

248 pages

ISBN

978-1529220964

Dimensions

234 x 156 mm

Imprint

Bristol University Press

Published

Jul 28, 2023

Page count

248 pages

ISBN

978-1529220957

Dimensions

234 x 156 mm

Imprint

Bristol University Press

Published

Jul 28, 2023

Page count

248 pages

ISBN

978-1529220971

Dimensions

234 x 156 mm

Imprint

Bristol University Press

Published

Jul 28, 2023

Page count

248 pages

ISBN

978-1529220971

Dimensions

234 x 156 mm

Imprint

Bristol University Press
A Just Energy Transition

To reduce emissions and address climate change, we need to invest in renewables and rapidly decarbonise our energy networks. However, decarbonisation is often seen as a technical project, detached from questions of politics and social justice. What if this is leading to unfair transitions, in which some people bear the costs of change while others benefit?

In this timely and expansive book, Ed Atkins asks: are we getting decarbonisation right? And how could it be made better for people and communities? In doing so, this book proposes a different type of energy transition. One that prioritises and takes opportunities to do better – to provide better jobs, community ownership and improve people’s homes and lives.

"A Just Energy Transition elucidates the major theoretical discussions pertaining to the relationship between decarbonisation and social justice…The book’s discussion of the root factors of NIMBYism and the wide-ranging repercussions of energy poverty are comprehensive and convincing." LSE

"A Just Energy Transition elucidates the major theoretical discussions pertaining to the relationship between decarbonization and social justice... The book’s discussion of the root factors of NIMBYism and the wide-ranging repercussions of energy poverty are comprehensive and convincing." LSE

Ed Atkins is Senior Lecturer at the School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol. His research broadly explores how sustainability and decarbonisation policies can be made fairer and more inclusive.

1. Introduction

2. Transition

3. Scale

4. Ownership

5. Community

6. Home

7. Work

8. Global

9. Conclusion