The Role of Organised Civil Society in the Implementation of the Renewable Energy Transition and Renewable Energy Communities: A Qualitative Assessment

Marco De Nigris and Francesca Giuliano ()
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Marco De Nigris: Institutions and Policies, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 20123 Milan, Italy
Francesca Giuliano: Institutions and Policies, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 20123 Milan, Italy

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 10, 1-27

Abstract: The study aims to understand the relationship between organised civil society and the energy transition. It is carried out by using a mixed qualitative method combining a systematic literature review, identifying the role of organised civil society within the energy transition internationally, and 18 interviews focusing on the development of Renewable Energy Communities in Italy and the potential position held by organised civil society in these collective actions which are transforming the energy system. The results demonstrate that such actors can contribute to the transition process as well as to the establishment of a new virtuous ecosystem.

Keywords: renewable energy communities; third sector; drivers; organised civil society; decentralized energy; energy transition (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: 2023
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