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Defensive, reactive, or proactive? A critical review and conceptual framework of the role of incumbent firms in sustainability transitions 防御，被动，还是主动？对现有企业在可持续性转型中的作用的批判性审查和概念框架

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Energy Research & Social Science Pub Date : 2025-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2025.104256

Rabab Saleh

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Opening up energy: toward more coherent research into transitions 开放能量：对过渡进行更连贯的研究

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Energy Research & Social Science Pub Date : 2025-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2025.104316

Larry Lohmann

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Clean energy finance must urgently confront novel technology bankability gaps, systemic risks in emerging economies, and a historic shift in infrastructure spending 清洁能源金融必须紧急应对新技术的可融资性差距、新兴经济体的系统性风险以及基础设施支出的历史性转变

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Energy Research & Social Science Pub Date : 2025-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2025.104337

Sabah Abdullah , Jeff Brown , Chris Greig , Kaveri Iychettira , Kasparas Spokas , Maroof Syed , Kurt Waltzer

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Solar cities: A case study analysis of city-level enablers of expanded solar energy access 太阳能城市：扩大太阳能获取的城市层面推动者的案例研究分析

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Energy Research & Social Science Pub Date : 2025-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2025.104321

Eric O'Shaughnessy , Angelica Chavez Duckworth , Samantha Houck , Galen Barbose

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Uplifting winds: The surprisingly positive community-wide impact of wind energy installations on property values 上升的风：风力发电装置对整个社区的物业价值产生了令人惊讶的积极影响

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Energy Research & Social Science Pub Date : 2025-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2025.104331

Ben Hoen , Eric Brunner , David Schwegman

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Missing the mark: Avoiding community misengagement in large-scale solar development 错失良机：避免社区对大规模太阳能开发的误用

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Energy Research & Social Science Pub Date : 2025-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2025.104338

Douglas L. Bessette , Joseph Rand , Ben Hoen , Robi Nilson , Jacob White , Karl Hoesch , Sarah B. Mills

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Mapping green communities: Resources for measuring grassroots environmental organizing in Japan 绘制绿色社区：衡量日本基层环境组织的资源

IF 7.4 2区经济学

Energy Research & Social Science Pub Date : 2025-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2025.104232

Timothy Fraser , Pinar Temocin

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Subdued by wind and solar? A comprehensive analysis of barriers to biogas technology uptake 被风能和太阳能征服？对沼气技术应用障碍的综合分析

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Energy Research & Social Science Pub Date : 2025-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2025.104326

Abiola Gboyega Kehinde , Harro von Blottnitz

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Home energy efficiency upgrades are easy right?! A systematic review of factors influencing homeowner behaviour across multiple levels 家庭节能升级很容易，对吧？对影响房主行为的多个层面因素的系统回顾

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Energy Research & Social Science Pub Date : 2025-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2025.104322

Celine Klemm , Mark Boulet , Diki Tsering , Liam Smith

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When waste becomes a resource: Applying a circular economy framework to nuclear power decommissioning 当废物成为资源：将循环经济框架应用于核电退役

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Energy Research & Social Science Pub Date : 2025-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2025.104320

T. Perko , R. Geysmans , C. Turcanu , Gabriela Román-Ross , Maia Vercelli

{"title":"When waste becomes a resource: Applying a circular economy framework to nuclear power decommissioning","authors":"T. Perko , R. Geysmans , C. Turcanu , Gabriela Román-Ross , Maia Vercelli","doi":"10.1016/j.erss.2025.104320","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.erss.2025.104320","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The term “circular economy” (CE) has been used inconsistently in nuclear decommissioning, leading to potential misinterpretations and mismatches between CE definitions and practices. With numerous nuclear installations worldwide requiring decommissioning, a clear and consolidated definition of CE, along with relevant dimensions and indicators, is needed to enable transition from the prevailing linear approach to a more sustainable and circular one. This study addresses two key questions: How can CE be defined in the context of nuclear decommissioning to ensure clarity and consistency? What key indicators can assess the practical implementation of CE in decommissioning? A two-round Delphi study was conducted in 2024 with nine experts to address these questions. The findings were validated through a facilitated Group discussion with 19 stakeholders, including industry professionals, operators, authorities, and researchers. The results provide a unified definition of CE in nuclear decommissioning and measurable indicators covering societal, environmental, health and safety, techno-economic, and legal dimensions. This study offers actionable insights for regulators, practitioners and policymakers, facilitating the integration CE principles and the comprehensive evaluation of circularity in nuclear decommissioning processes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48384,"journal":{"name":"Energy Research & Social Science","volume":"127 ","pages":"Article 104320"},"PeriodicalIF":7.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144931569","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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