标题: Clean energy for all? Mapping inequity potential in the clean energy transition in the United States

作者: Chen, HT (Chen, Huiting); Jang, SG (Jang, Sung-Gheel); Zhang, Y (Zhang, Yan); Liu, YL (Liu, Yaolin)

来源出版物: ENERGY RESEARCH & SOCIAL SCIENCE  卷: 108  文献号: 103400  DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2023.103400  提前访问日期: DEC 2023  

摘要: The clean energy transition leads to an unequal distribution of benefits and burdens over a region. To ensure equity in the energy transition, policymakers need to understand the spatial distribution and extent of regional inequities. There is a lack of systematic and quantitative studies addressing the different types of inequities. Existing studies focus on the socioeconomic characteristics of vulnerable groups without distinguishing inequity types or a single inequity issue. To address this gap, we propose a comprehensive inequity framework in the energy transition by identifying five types of clean energy inequity and present the linkages among inequity types, contributing factors, energy justice tenets, and potential policy interventions, and develop an indicator system to quantify and spatially analyze inequity potential. The county-level analysis in the United States reveals spatial variations in different types of clean energy inequity, which highlights the need for spatially tailored policies to address different types of inequity in the U.S. This study provides policymakers with valuable insights to formulate equitable energy policies and allocate resources for promoting a just energy transition.

作者关键词: Clean energy transition; Energy justice; Energy equity; Inequity potential; Spatial analysis

地址: [Chen, Huiting; Liu, Yaolin] Wuhan Univ, Sch Resource & Environm Sci, Wuhan 430079, Peoples R China.

[Chen, Huiting; Jang, Sung-Gheel] SUNY Stony Brook, Sch Marine & Atmospher Sci, Stony Brook, NY 11794 USA.

[Zhang, Yan] Minist Nat Resources, Land Consolidat & Rehabil Ctr, Beijing 100035, Peoples R China.

[Liu, Yaolin] Wuhan Univ, Key Lab Geog Informat Syst, Minist Educ, Wuhan 430079, Peoples R China.

通讯作者地址: Jang, SG (通讯作者)，SUNY Stony Brook, Sch Marine & Atmospher Sci, Stony Brook, NY 11794 USA.

电子邮件地址: Huiting_Chen@whu.edu.cn; sunggheel.jang@stonybrook.edu

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