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{"title":"International blue carbon project management: Comparing the ideographs, innovation styles, and co-impacts of Japanese blue carbon projects to western countries","authors":"Carter Patrick Powers ,&nbsp;Jay Mar D. Quevedo ,&nbsp;Yasuko Kameyama","doi":"10.1016/j.erss.2025.104174","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.erss.2025.104174","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Blue carbon ecosystems are increasingly included in national plans to reach net zero emissions worldwide. However, despite recent studies on the sociopolitical and institutional aspects of blue carbon projects, challenges remain relating to project management. For instance, non-English speaking countries, which are underrepresented in blue carbon project studies, both show evidence of successful blue carbon project management and face issues such as insufficient local implementation of protection policies. To address this gap and improve global understanding of blue carbon project management methods, we conducted semi-structured interviews and email questionnaires to identify the typologies of ideographs, innovation styles, and co-impacts of two Japanese blue carbon projects and compare them to two western case studies analyzed using the same typologies. The results showed that Japanese case studies had high stakeholder collaboration between the national government, private corporations, and local entities and placed strong emphasis on co-benefits of restoration rather than focusing on carbon sequestration. This trend contrasts with two Western case studies that focused strongly on carbon sequestration but struggled with policy support and stakeholder inclusion. Japanese case studies showed strong institutional potential, but challenges related to carbon sequestration measurement uncertainties and environmental impacts that impeded restoration still need to be overcome. We attribute inclusion of local stakeholders and organizations to the high levels of blue carbon project implementation in Japan and recommend studies on other Japanese projects and projects in countries underrepresented in research to further understand the strengths and weaknesses of different methods and strategies to adapt to local conditions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48384,"journal":{"name":"Energy Research & Social Science","volume":"126 ","pages":"Article 104174"},"PeriodicalIF":6.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144255493","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}

{"title":"Unlocking the transformative potential of blockchain to enhance transparency and efficiency in voluntary carbon markets for a sustainable energy transition","authors":"Caleb Kan,&nbsp;Laurence L. Delina","doi":"10.1016/j.erss.2025.104177","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.erss.2025.104177","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This Perspective explores the transformative potential of blockchain technology within the framework of Voluntary Carbon Markets (VCMs), focusing specifically on its role in accelerating energy transition projects. With VCMs projected to reach an annual valuation of US$500 billion by 2050, their effectiveness in promoting climate action is significantly undermined by transparency, efficiency, and scalability challenges. This paper evaluates the current structures of VCMs, technological advancements, and the regulatory landscape to assess whether the intrinsic characteristics of blockchain—such as immutability, transparency, and decentralisation—can effectively address these limitations. The Perspective posits that blockchain technology presents viable solutions by implementing automated validation mechanisms, enhancing market dynamics, and improving transparency. Nevertheless, the widespread adoption of blockchain is hindered by challenges related to market maturity, energy consumption, and regulatory compliance. Ultimately, embracing blockchain technology can significantly enhance the integrity and efficiency of VCMs, positioning them as vital instruments in the global effort to combat climate change.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48384,"journal":{"name":"Energy Research & Social Science","volume":"126 ","pages":"Article 104177"},"PeriodicalIF":6.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144240041","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}

{"title":"Shaping niche innovations in energy transitions: The role of pitching to regulators","authors":"Avri Eitan,&nbsp;Itay Fischhendler","doi":"10.1016/j.erss.2025.104170","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.erss.2025.104170","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>According to the Multi-Level Perspective (MLP), niches play various roles in promoting innovation and facilitating socio-technical transitions. This study explores how entrepreneurs strategically engage with regulators through pitching—communicating the benefits of emerging innovations to secure regulatory support—and how this process shapes niche roles within socio-technical transitions, specifically in the energy sector. By positioning pitching as a key mechanism in regulatory interactions, we extend the MLP to better account for how regulatory uncertainties shape innovation trajectories. Focusing on the governance of renewable energy transitions, our conceptual framework examines how pitching mitigates regulatory uncertainties and influences policy adaptation and institutional change. Using the case of wind energy development in Israel we illustrate how pitching affects niche-regime dynamics and the stabilization of emerging technologies. Our framework suggests that pitching not only secures regulatory approval but also shapes long-term regulatory environments, affecting the diffusion of innovations and the broader transition to sustainable energy systems. By introducing pitching to regulators as a critical but underexplored dynamic within the MLP, this study contributes to a deeper understanding of the co-evolution of innovation, regulation, and policy adaptation in socio-technical transitions, specifically in the energy sector.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48384,"journal":{"name":"Energy Research & Social Science","volume":"126 ","pages":"Article 104170"},"PeriodicalIF":6.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144229955","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}

{"title":"Assessing social impacts and Energy Justice along green hydrogen supply chains: a capability-based framework","authors":"Jacopo Bindi ,&nbsp;Francesco Bartolomei ,&nbsp;Giuseppe Pellegrini-Masini ,&nbsp;Alessandro Agostini ,&nbsp;Dario Padovan","doi":"10.1016/j.erss.2025.104149","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.erss.2025.104149","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper presents a comprehensive and versatile framework for assessing the social impacts and energy justice concerns of green hydrogen supply chains using a capabilities and human rights-based approach. As global efforts to decarbonise the energy sector accelerate, green hydrogen emerges as a key component to replace fossil fuels, achieve energy security and meet climate targets. Despite its potential, the transition to a hydrogen economy must address significant social justice challenges, both in Europe and in the context of global trade. This study emphasises the significance of implementing energy justice principles, encompassing distributive, procedural, and recognition justice throughout the hydrogen value chain to ensure an equitable transition. The rationale for the selection of the relevant capabilities to be considered in the analysis of the social impacts of hydrogen penetration into European and international energy systems is discussed. Theoretical links between capabilities and human rights theories are drawn upon to reinforce the argument for selecting capabilities that may be impacted by hydrogen supply chains. The identification of socially relevant aspects is illustrated through a review of both technical and social science literature concerning green hydrogen supply chains. Moreover, empirical studies on subjective well-being provide a foundation for distinguishing between the maintenance (basic) and growth capabilities of individuals, enabling a hierarchical evaluation across a broad range of dimensions. Overall, the framework is conceived as a tool that can guide empirical research to assess the social impacts of energy transition scenarios, providing social sustainability indications to support policy design.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48384,"journal":{"name":"Energy Research & Social Science","volume":"126 ","pages":"Article 104149"},"PeriodicalIF":6.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144221175","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}

{"title":"Fiscal incentives for energy poverty in Italy: Bridging the gap or missing the mark?","authors":"Alfonso Carfora ,&nbsp;Leo Fulvio Minervini ,&nbsp;Giuseppe Scandurra","doi":"10.1016/j.erss.2025.104161","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.erss.2025.104161","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study evaluates the effectiveness of Italian fiscal incentives for energy retrofitting, with a particular focus on their role in addressing energy poverty. It examines the distribution of these incentives across households, assessing their impact on energy-vulnerable groups using well-established energy-poverty indicators. Drawing on data from the 2022 Household Budget Survey by the Italian National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT), the analysis employs Propensity Score Matching (PSM) to determine the extent to which tax credits for energy-efficient renovations benefit energy-poor households—an aspect of policy effectiveness largely overlooked in the literature. The findings reveal that higher-income households disproportionately benefit from these incentives, highlighting inefficiencies in targeting mechanisms. Despite promoting energy efficiency improvements, fiscal subsidies remain largely inaccessible to low-income, energy-poor households. The study underscores the need for policy refinements, such as income-based eligibility criteria and enhanced outreach efforts, to ensure more equitable access to energy-saving incentives. Furthermore, it acknowledges data limitations, particularly the absence of longitudinal tracking, and calls for more granular data collection to assess long-term impacts effectively. These insights contribute to the broader discourse on optimizing fiscal policies to mitigate energy poverty and support sustainable energy transitions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48384,"journal":{"name":"Energy Research & Social Science","volume":"126 ","pages":"Article 104161"},"PeriodicalIF":6.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144221176","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}

{"title":"Electrifying tensions: Stakeholder narratives to electrification of industry and transport in Sweden","authors":"Nhu Anh Phan ,&nbsp;Hans Hellsmark ,&nbsp;Lisa Göransson ,&nbsp;Filip Johnsson","doi":"10.1016/j.erss.2025.104142","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.erss.2025.104142","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Large-scale electrification of industry and transport is central to the decarbonization of the energy sector. Rapid transformation of the existing electricity system, however, presents significant challenges. Using the Q-methodology, this study examines challenges to the electrification of industry and transport in Sweden from the viewpoints of key stakeholders. We identify three narratives that correspond to <em>meta-challenges</em> to electrification: 1) <em>Procedural deadlocks, hindering the expansion of variable electricity production</em>, 2) <em>Competing political preferences, slowing the progress of electrification</em>, and 3) <em>Poor governance, hindering an effective electrification process</em>. From these, we propose corresponding policy elements: 1) Streamlining the permitting process for electricity generation; 2) Fostering a fair but differentiated low-carbon policy mix; and 3) Recognizing multi-partisan benefits in the energy transition. These findings aim to support policymakers in developing effective decarbonization policies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48384,"journal":{"name":"Energy Research & Social Science","volume":"126 ","pages":"Article 104142"},"PeriodicalIF":6.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144212231","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}

{"title":"Heating and cooling places: Justice claims on energy behind the front door","authors":"Simone van Wieringen ,&nbsp;Piet de Koning ,&nbsp;Maria Kaufmann ,&nbsp;Erik Jansen ,&nbsp;Sietske Veenman ,&nbsp;Mark Wiering","doi":"10.1016/j.erss.2025.104148","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.erss.2025.104148","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Answers to ‘what energy is for’ might differ between professionals and residents living in lower-income neighborhoods. By combining ethnographic interviews and creative methods, we engage with residents to analyze justice claims in relation to places for keeping warm and cool in and around the home. Justice claims are normative answers to questions concerning justice. For instance, answers to questions such as: which and whose places for keeping warm and cool should (not) exist, and whose energy consumption should (not) reduce. We highlight three ways in which residents' justice claims emerge from places for keeping warm and cool. First, we discuss how places are perceived, conceived and lived in diverse ways. For residents, place does not only concern the size of the home and its location, but also e.g., the layout of the home, implicated objects, the diverse (human) bodies involved, the sensorial and lived experience. Different justice claims emerge from diverse configurations of places for keeping warm and cool. Second, the temporal dynamics of places for keeping warm and cool connect to justice claims. Instead of focusing on heating and cooling static rooms or houses, we propose a focus on heating and cooling dynamic <em>places</em>. Lastly, residents adjust places in and around their rented home. Meanwhile, an empty standardized home is easier to renovate but contrasts with reality. This tension leads to emerging justice claims. Current renovation standards diminish possibilities for tenants to adjust places for keeping warm and cool. Failing to take residents' situated justice claims seriously, risks misrecognition.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48384,"journal":{"name":"Energy Research & Social Science","volume":"126 ","pages":"Article 104148"},"PeriodicalIF":6.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144212229","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}

{"title":"How do oil and gas workers cope with a changing economy? Economic vulnerability among rural Canadians in the oil and gas sector","authors":"Lesley Hodge ,&nbsp;Matt Ormandy ,&nbsp;Alexa Ferdinands ,&nbsp;Geraldine Cahill ,&nbsp;Maria Mayan","doi":"10.1016/j.erss.2025.104146","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.erss.2025.104146","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Significant changes in the energy sector are needed to remedy the growing threat of climate change. Oil and gas workers are a critical social actor in this problem; however, further research is needed to understand the nuances of their perspectives on transitioning to renewable energies. We generated qualitative data with oil and gas workers in a Canadian oil capital to explore their perceptions about economic diversity and answer the research question: how do oil and gas workers cope with a changing economy? Semi-structured interviews were analyzed using thematic analysis and a critical posthumanism theoretical orientation. We found two interrelated themes that answer our research question and are pertinent to a key concept in critical posthumanism (‘becoming’): insulating from economic volatility and departing from inter-generational identities. A concern for children and families' futures was evident in both themes. Our findings suggest a need to overcome polarization associated with the fossil fuel industry and instead, focus on local economic support for oil and gas workers who foresee a departure from the industry that is deeply entangled with their communities.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48384,"journal":{"name":"Energy Research & Social Science","volume":"126 ","pages":"Article 104146"},"PeriodicalIF":6.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144212230","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}

{"title":"Just energy transition and gender. A systematic review for feminist research","authors":"Martina Angela Caretta ,&nbsp;Diana Vela-Almeida","doi":"10.1016/j.erss.2025.104138","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.erss.2025.104138","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Through a systematic review this study critically examines existing peer-reviewed evidence on the often-overlooked gender dimensions of the just energy transition. We found 52 peer-review journal papers focusing on three main themes: (1) how energy production can worsen pre-existing gender-based vulnerabilities, (2) how energy consumption can reproduce gender-based energy poverty and (3) how feminist theorists approached the study of the just energy transition. We find that gender-based scholarship focuses on gender-equality and job access without referencing to the systems of domination in which the energy transition is currently embedded. We also note that the literature is siloed and does not dwell into the role that social reproduction has in sustaining such transition. We highlight future avenues of feminist research by making a call for a momentous focus on labor and social reproduction as two fundamental precursors of a <em>just</em> energy transition.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48384,"journal":{"name":"Energy Research & Social Science","volume":"126 ","pages":"Article 104138"},"PeriodicalIF":6.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144194466","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}

{"title":"Utilising cognitive dissonance to promote household pro-environmental behaviour: A scoping review","authors":"Laura Burman,&nbsp;Anna Klas,&nbsp;Emma-Jean Schneps,&nbsp;Elizabeth Westrupp,&nbsp;Michelle Benstead","doi":"10.1016/j.erss.2025.104160","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.erss.2025.104160","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Climate change mitigation requires effective behaviour change methods. Cognitive dissonance interventions have been successful in promoting positive health behaviour change, and preliminary evidence suggests that they may be useful interventions for pro-environmental behaviour change, particularly within households. However, a comprehensive overview of cognitive dissonance intervention methods targeting household pro-environmental behaviours and effectiveness is lacking. This scoping review explores the effectiveness of cognitive dissonance-based interventions in promoting household pro-environmental behaviours, drawing from 23 studies that targeted 12 distinct household-related behaviours. Our findings indicate that commitment-based interventions were the most prevalent and effective, demonstrating significant increases in pro-environmental behaviours across various household contexts. Specifically, 12 of 17 studies employing commitment methods reported significant positive results. Additionally, induced hypocrisy showed effectiveness, particularly in reducing food waste, whereas a framing technique aimed at promoting the uptake of paperless billing was not effective. Overall, cognitive dissonance-based interventions were found to increase household pro-environmental behaviour significantly. This review highlights the strength of cognitive dissonance interventions in bridging the attitude-behaviour gap commonly observed in environmental psychology. Notably, commitment-based strategies have shown versatility and effectiveness in the public arena, significantly promoting a variety of pro-environmental behaviours. The current research was constrained by limitations, including inconsistent language and reporting methods, as well as variability in intervention descriptions, demographic details, and effect sizes. Furthermore, the focus on research conducted in Global North countries underscores the need for future studies to include Global South populations and to perform thorough demographic analyses. Addressing these issues will ensure a more comprehensive understanding of the effects of cognitive dissonance interventions across various groups.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48384,"journal":{"name":"Energy Research & Social Science","volume":"126 ","pages":"Article 104160"},"PeriodicalIF":6.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144203661","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}