A framework for evaluating geographic disparities in energy transition vulnerability

Sanya Carley, Tom P. Evans, Michelle Graff and David M. Konisky
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Tom P. Evans: Indiana University
Michelle Graff: Indiana University
David M. Konisky: Indiana University

Nature Energy, 2018, vol. 3, issue 8, 621-627

Abstract: Abstract The path towards decarbonization promises many societal benefits such as reduced greenhouse gas emissions and new technological innovation. The adverse effects of policies that are helping to facilitate the energy transition, such as price spikes or job displacement, however, are not evenly spread across the population, and some individuals and communities are more vulnerable to possible adverse impacts than others. Here, we adapt a framework for conceptualizing vulnerability from the climate change adaptation literature to the energy context. We construct the dimensions of the framework, provide an illustration using the case of the renewable portfolio standard, generate a vulnerability score measure and map vulnerability across US counties. Our analysis shows that this framework can be used to identify geographical disparities, and should be further developed in future research to provide deeper insights about a just transition.

Date: 2018
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