Intersectionality and energy transitions: A review of gender, social equity and low-carbon energy

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Intersectionality and energy transitions : A review of gender, social equity and low-carbon energy. / Johnson, Oliver W.; Han, Jenny Yi-Chen; Knight, Anne-Louise; Mortensen, Sofie; Aung, May Thazin; Boyland, Michael; Resurreccion, Bernadette P.

In: Energy Research & Social Science, Vol. 70, 101774, 2020.

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Harvard

Johnson, OW, Han, JY-C, Knight, A-L, Mortensen, S, Aung, MT, Boyland, M & Resurreccion, BP 2020, 'Intersectionality and energy transitions: A review of gender, social equity and low-carbon energy', Energy Research & Social Science, vol. 70, 101774. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2020.101774

APA

Johnson, O. W., Han, J. Y-C., Knight, A-L., Mortensen, S., Aung, M. T., Boyland, M., & Resurreccion, B. P. (2020). Intersectionality and energy transitions: A review of gender, social equity and low-carbon energy. Energy Research & Social Science, 70, [101774]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2020.101774

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Johnson OW, Han JY-C, Knight A-L, Mortensen S, Aung MT, Boyland M et al. Intersectionality and energy transitions: A review of gender, social equity and low-carbon energy. Energy Research & Social Science. 2020;70. 101774. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2020.101774

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Johnson, Oliver W. ; Han, Jenny Yi-Chen ; Knight, Anne-Louise ; Mortensen, Sofie ; Aung, May Thazin ; Boyland, Michael ; Resurreccion, Bernadette P. / Intersectionality and energy transitions : A review of gender, social equity and low-carbon energy. In: Energy Research & Social Science. 2020 ; Vol. 70.

Bibtex

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title = "Intersectionality and energy transitions: A review of gender, social equity and low-carbon energy",
abstract = "Transitions to low-carbon energy systems are essential to meeting global commitments to climate change mitigation. Yet {"}greening{"} energy systems may not make them any fairer, inclusive or just. In this paper, we review the academic literature to understand the state of knowledge on how diffusion of low-carbon technologies impacts gender and social equity in intersectional ways. Our findings indicate that renewable energy projects alone cannot achieve gender and social equity, as energy interventions do not automatically tackle the structural dynamics embedded within socio-cultural and socio-economic contexts. If existing power asymmetries related to access and resource distribution are not addressed early on, the same structural inequalities will simply be replicated and transferred over into new energy regimes.",
keywords = "Energy transitions, Low-carbon energy, Climate change, Renewable energy, Gender equality, Social equity, SOLAR HOME SYSTEMS, RENEWABLE ENERGY, SUSTAINABILITY TRANSITIONS, RURAL ELECTRIFICATION, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, DECISION-MAKING, JATROPHA-CURCAS, IMPACTS, JUSTICE, COMMUNITIES",
author = "Johnson, {Oliver W.} and Han, {Jenny Yi-Chen} and Anne-Louise Knight and Sofie Mortensen and Aung, {May Thazin} and Michael Boyland and Resurreccion, {Bernadette P.}",
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AU - Aung, May Thazin

AU - Boyland, Michael

AU - Resurreccion, Bernadette P.

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KW - RURAL ELECTRIFICATION

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KW - JUSTICE

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