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This research brings into conversation praxis of justice and decentralisation of the energy sector in the context of the eco-social crisis. Extensive research on energy transition examines how the uptake of renewables can channel elements of energy justice into the current energy sector. Specifically, this argument is analysed through the tripartite lens by Jenkins on energy justice, which is comprised of recognition, procedural and distributional justice. Further, extensive literature underscores that justice stems from transformation of current hegemonic systems – e.g., the energy one. Thus, we contend that energy justice requires the transformation of current energy practices and propose an expansion of the tripartite energy justice framework to include an additional aspect of energy justice: justice by transformation. More to that, burgeoning work reflects on the (de)centralisation of infrastructures and institutions as a channel to address the eco-social crisis. As the energy sector is expected to transform from a centralised to a decentralised, it is important to bring into conversation scholarships on energy justice and energy (de)centralisation. To this end, our research aims to gain a greater understanding of how energy transition relates to socio-spatial transformations, through an interdisciplinary understanding of the energy transition across political philosophy, energy law and governance, and political geography. To do so, our work takes renewable energy communities (REC) as a case study and it employs a comparative lens to understand REC across multiple levels of governance, specifically: European Union, national level (Belgium) and sub-national level (Brussels-region, Flanders, and Wallonia).
| If your abstract is not accepted for an oral presentation, would you be interested in presenting it as a poster instead? | Yes |
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| If accepted by the Scientific Board, I agree to have my presentation/poster and abstract published on the Belgian Climate Centre websites and social media. | No |
