Energy Justice as Part of the Acceptance of Wind Energy: An Analysis of Limburg in The Netherlands

Nikki Kluskens, Véronique Vasseur and Rowan Benning
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Nikki Kluskens: International Centre for Integrated Assessment and Sustainable Development (ICIS), Maastricht University, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
Véronique Vasseur: International Centre for Integrated Assessment and Sustainable Development (ICIS), Maastricht University, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
Rowan Benning: International Centre for Integrated Assessment and Sustainable Development (ICIS), Maastricht University, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands

Energies, 2019, vol. 12, issue 22, 1-19

Abstract: Policy documents in Limburg stress the importance of participation and distribution of benefits in wind energy projects, but it is not clear which modes of participation and distribution of benefits are most just, both in terms of perceived justice, and in terms of justice principles. Research shows that considering justice in renewable energy transitions increases the level of acceptance. This study aims to provide insight in what modes of participation and distribution are perceived as most just and likely to create local acceptance of wind parks. The most preferred modes are being compared to the indicators of the energy justice framework in order if they meet the criteria for a fair procedure and distribution of outcomes. Based on semi-structured interviews the analysis of the data demonstrated that different modes of participation in different phases of the process are being preferred and that a balance between modes of distribution of benefits is preferred. The results indicate that the most preferred modes of participation cannot necessarily address all indicators of procedural justice and that depending on the mode of distribution of benefits and the balance between those modes indicators of distributive justice can be addressed.

Keywords: energy transition; energy justice; acceptance of wind energy; modes of participation; modes of distribution of benefits; cooperative development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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