Compounding injustices can impede a just energy transition

Lukas Hermwille (), Marie Claire Brisbois, Ralitsa Hiteva, Mahir Yazar, Lola Nacke, Jessica Jewell, Benjamin K. Sovacool, Roberto Cantoni, Pao-Yu Oei, Paula Walk, Håvard Haarstad, Max Schulze-Steinen, Zoi Vrontisi, Panagiotis Fragkos, Ioannis Charalampidis, Eeva Kesküla and Annela Anger-Kraavi
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Lukas Hermwille: Environment and Energy
Marie Claire Brisbois: University of Sussex
Ralitsa Hiteva: University of Sussex
Mahir Yazar: University of Bergen
Lola Nacke: Chalmers University of Technology
Jessica Jewell: Chalmers University of Technology
Benjamin K. Sovacool: University of Sussex
Roberto Cantoni: IQS School of Management - Universitat Ramon Llull
Pao-Yu Oei: Europa-Universität Flensburg
Paula Walk: Europa-Universität Flensburg
Håvard Haarstad: University of Bergen
Max Schulze-Steinen: Environment and Energy
Zoi Vrontisi: E3 Modelling
Panagiotis Fragkos: E3 Modelling
Ioannis Charalampidis: E3 Modelling
Eeva Kesküla: Tallinn University
Annela Anger-Kraavi: University of Cambridge

Nature Energy, 2025, vol. 10, issue 8, 915-918

Abstract: Coal and carbon-intensive regions have lagged behind in socioeconomic development, long before any transition-related structural changes were foreseeable. Acknowledging and tackling the compounding effects of old legacy and new transition injustices is vital for realizing a truly just energy transition.

Date: 2025
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