Urban Energy Transitions in Europe, towards Low-Socio-Environmental Impact Cities

Achieving the ambitious targets set by Europe in its 2050 roadmap, moving away from fossil fuels towards renewable energy sources, while reducing carbon emissions, will require a radical change in Europe’s energy system. Much of the action that will enable this energy transition to be realised in a...

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Autores principales:	Olatz Azurza-Zubizarreta, Izaro Basurko-PerezdeArenaza, Eñaut Zelarain, Estitxu Villamor, Ortzi Akizu-Gardoki, Unai Villena-Camarero, Alvaro Campos-Celador, Iñaki Barcena-Hinojal
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	municipality energy transition sustainable cities transition roadmaps renewable energies policymaking Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e46c1d570a6d461aa398b8384c6265362021-11-11T19:24:06ZUrban Energy Transitions in Europe, towards Low-Socio-Environmental Impact Cities10.3390/su1321116412071-1050https://doaj.org/article/e46c1d570a6d461aa398b8384c6265362021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/21/11641https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050Achieving the ambitious targets set by Europe in its 2050 roadmap, moving away from fossil fuels towards renewable energy sources, while reducing carbon emissions, will require a radical change in Europe’s energy system. Much of the action that will enable this energy transition to be realised in a democratic way is at the local level. It is at this level that many of the decisions regarding the energy transition desired by European citizens will have to be taken. The methodology used in this study is based on data collection, literature review, data validation and analysis. A part of this analysis will also be taken by the mPower project as a diagnostic baseline. The first finding of this research work is that energy transition data availability at the local level is quite low. Second, the local authorities are experiencing difficulties in decarbonising their energy consumption. Finally, the factor with highest positive relationships with other energy transition variables is the number of people employed in the field of energy transition. The results suggest that in order to lead a participatory energy transition, the workforce specifically dedicated to energy transition is a key factor, clearly differentiating it from staff working on the general energy field.Olatz Azurza-ZubizarretaIzaro Basurko-PerezdeArenazaEñaut ZelarainEstitxu VillamorOrtzi Akizu-GardokiUnai Villena-CamareroAlvaro Campos-CeladorIñaki Barcena-HinojalMDPI AGarticlemunicipalityenergy transitionsustainable citiestransition roadmapsrenewable energiespolicymakingEnvironmental effects of industries and plantsTD194-195Renewable energy sourcesTJ807-830Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENSustainability, Vol 13, Iss 11641, p 11641 (2021)
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topic	municipality energy transition sustainable cities transition roadmaps renewable energies policymaking Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
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description	Achieving the ambitious targets set by Europe in its 2050 roadmap, moving away from fossil fuels towards renewable energy sources, while reducing carbon emissions, will require a radical change in Europe’s energy system. Much of the action that will enable this energy transition to be realised in a democratic way is at the local level. It is at this level that many of the decisions regarding the energy transition desired by European citizens will have to be taken. The methodology used in this study is based on data collection, literature review, data validation and analysis. A part of this analysis will also be taken by the mPower project as a diagnostic baseline. The first finding of this research work is that energy transition data availability at the local level is quite low. Second, the local authorities are experiencing difficulties in decarbonising their energy consumption. Finally, the factor with highest positive relationships with other energy transition variables is the number of people employed in the field of energy transition. The results suggest that in order to lead a participatory energy transition, the workforce specifically dedicated to energy transition is a key factor, clearly differentiating it from staff working on the general energy field.
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author	Olatz Azurza-Zubizarreta Izaro Basurko-PerezdeArenaza Eñaut Zelarain Estitxu Villamor Ortzi Akizu-Gardoki Unai Villena-Camarero Alvaro Campos-Celador Iñaki Barcena-Hinojal
author_facet	Olatz Azurza-Zubizarreta Izaro Basurko-PerezdeArenaza Eñaut Zelarain Estitxu Villamor Ortzi Akizu-Gardoki Unai Villena-Camarero Alvaro Campos-Celador Iñaki Barcena-Hinojal
author_sort	Olatz Azurza-Zubizarreta
title	Urban Energy Transitions in Europe, towards Low-Socio-Environmental Impact Cities
title_short	Urban Energy Transitions in Europe, towards Low-Socio-Environmental Impact Cities
title_full	Urban Energy Transitions in Europe, towards Low-Socio-Environmental Impact Cities
title_fullStr	Urban Energy Transitions in Europe, towards Low-Socio-Environmental Impact Cities
title_full_unstemmed	Urban Energy Transitions in Europe, towards Low-Socio-Environmental Impact Cities
title_sort	urban energy transitions in europe, towards low-socio-environmental impact cities
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/e46c1d570a6d461aa398b8384c626536
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Urban Energy Transitions in Europe, towards Low-Socio-Environmental Impact Cities

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