Citizen participation in local energy communities: A social identity and pro-environmental behaviour joint perspective

IF 5.6 Q2 ENERGY & FUELS

Energy and climate change Pub Date : 2025-08-26 DOI:10.1016/j.egycc.2025.100212

Catarina Neves , Tiago Oliveira , Stylianos Karatzas

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Abstract

Local energy communities present great potential in changing the current energy paradigm, contributing to a more decarbonized and decentralized system aligned with the sustainable development goals. Given this, it is highly relevant to understanding the antecedents of citizens' intention to participate in these communities. Therefore, this work focuses on two main elements of these communities – social and environmental. Hence, citizen behaviour is analysed in light of the social identity and pro-environmental behaviour theories. Moreover, the knowledge dimension is assessed as a moderator of those relationships. The model is tested using a sample of 400 individuals from Greece using structural equation modelling. The work uncovers the relevance of community commitment, trust, and pro-environmental behaviour. Additionally, knowledge is found to be a strong moderator. These findings are especially relevant for practitioners to comprehend better and boost citizens' willingness to participate in local energy communities.

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地方能源社区的公民参与：社会认同与环保行为的联合视角

地方能源社区在改变目前的能源模式方面具有巨大潜力，有助于建立一个符合可持续发展目标的更加脱碳和分散的系统。鉴于此，理解公民参与这些社区的意愿的先决条件是高度相关的。因此，这项工作的重点是这些社区的两个主要因素-社会和环境。因此，根据社会认同和亲环境行为理论来分析公民行为。此外，知识维度被评估为这些关系的调节因子。该模型使用结构方程模型对来自希腊的400个人样本进行了测试。这项工作揭示了社区承诺、信任和亲环境行为之间的相关性。此外，知识被发现是一个强大的调节。这些发现对于从业者更好地理解和提高公民参与当地能源社区的意愿尤为重要。

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Energy and climate change Global and Planetary Change, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

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