Energy transition awareness: Can it guide local transition planning on islands?

ABSTRACT: The consequences of climate change and reduced energy security are becoming increasingly apparent, especially on islands. At the same time, the energy transition is quickly spreading and its value to society becoming clearer. Two main obstacles to this transition, rigid policy and lack of local understanding, are particularly troubling on islands, where national policies often aren't flexible enough to consider local particularities and residents are exposed to different energy realities from those on the mainland. Using exploratory interviews and a survey on four islands, this article considers island residents' awareness of energy transition concepts and presents how it interacts with, and is potentially influenced by, relevant energy policies at the national level. The paper presents th

SUBMITTER: Barney A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10559555 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature