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  1. Since the 1960s, women’s social and political engagement in Japan has been closely tied to the roles of mothers and housewives. On the other hand, the country is undergoing considerable demographic changes and...

    Authors: Daniela Lazoroska
    Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2023 13:17
  2. To transition our energy system toward sustainable production and consumption, it is important to successfully engage consumers to become active participants in this process. One form this can take is manual d...

    Authors: Johann Schrammel, Lisa M. Diamond, Peter Fröhlich, Gerard Mor and Jordi Cipriano
    Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2023 13:15
  3. Transport and mobility contribute a significant share of greenhouse gas emissions, and fossil fuel consumption must be reduced for mobility to meet sustainable development goals. Strengthening public transport...

    Authors: Max Reichenbach and Torsten Fleischer
    Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2023 13:14
  4. Active citizen participation, especially as collective prosumers in energy communities or as individual prosumers, is vital for a sustainable energy transition. As such, it is explicitly supported by European ...

    Authors: Stefan Vögele, Lisa Hanna Broska, Andrew Ross and Dirk Rübbelke
    Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2023 13:13
  5. Germany is highly dependent on natural gas, the availability of which has become uncertain due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Biogas provision in Germany is realized by more than 9500 mainly farm-side biogas...

    Authors: Daniela Thrän, Karen Deprie, Martin Dotzauer, Peter Kornatz, Michael Nelles, Kai Sven Radtke and Harry Schindler
    Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2023 13:12
  6. The levelized cost of electricity (LCOE), expressing the price per unit that a technology must receive over its lifetime to break even, is a useful indicator, but insufficient for a comprehensive investment ap...

    Authors: Wilhelm Kuckshinrichs, Christopher Stephen Ball and Gianmarco Aniello
    Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2023 13:10
  7. Authors: Walter Leal Filho, Diogo Guedes Vidal, Maria Alzira Pimenta Dinis, Wim Lambrechts, Claudio R. P. Vasconcelos, Petra Molthan‑Hill, Ismaila Rimi Abubakar, Rachel M. Dunk, Amanda Lange Salvia and Ayyoob Sharifi
    Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2023 13:9

    The original article was published in Energy, Sustainability and Society 2023 13:5

  8. The great dependence on fuelwood due to demographic factors, logging, agricultural expansion and the repercussions of political instability, is presented for Côte d'Ivoire, as a contributor to forest degradati...

    Authors: Salimata Berte and Djané Dit Fatogoma Adou
    Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2023 13:7
  9. Traffic and transport infrastructure is a vital prerequisite for social and economic development as well as the socio-spatial integration of countries and regions’ societal strata. It sets the course for the f...

    Authors: Thorsten Winkelmann, Julia Zimmermann and Erik Vollmann
    Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2023 13:6
  10. The implementation of sustainability at universities means that they can also play a key role in the transition to a low carbon economy, and in assisting global efforts towards decarbonisation. Yet, not all of...

    Authors: Walter Leal Filho, Diogo Guedes Vidal, Maria Alzira Pimenta Dinis, Wim Lambrechts, Claudio R. P. Vasconcelos, Petra Molthan-Hill, Ismaila Rimi Abubakar, Rachel M. Dunk, Amanda Lange Salvia and Ayyoob Sharifi
    Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2023 13:5

    The Correction to this article has been published in Energy, Sustainability and Society 2023 13:9

  11. Wood biomass from forests is a renewable energy source that has the potential to support global green development. However, the process of traditional firewood extraction and its contribution to the energy sup...

    Authors: Mohamad Siarudin, San Afri Awang, Ronggo Sadono and Priyono Suryanto
    Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2023 13:4
  12. Indigenous Peoples in Canada have survived hundreds of years of colonization and systematic exploitation, including actions carried out in the pursuit of energy resources and infrastructure development in trad...

    Authors: Pia Dimayuga, Shakya Sur, Alex Choi, Heather L. Greenwood, Tracey Galloway and Amy M. Bilton
    Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2023 13:3
  13. Achieving climate targets will require a rapid transition to clean energy. However, renewable energy (RE) firms face financial, policy, and economic barriers to mobilizing sufficient investment in low-carbon t...

    Authors: Abdulrasheed Isah, Michael O. Dioha, Ramit Debnath, Magnus C. Abraham-Dukuma and Hemen Mark Butu
    Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2023 13:2
  14. Building on the contributions to the article collection “The Governance of Sustainable Energy Transitions in the Global South “, this editorial offers a sketch for a research agenda on transitions research wit...

    Authors: Philipp Späth, Vanesa Castán Broto, Simon Bawakyillenuo and Michael Pregernig
    Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2022 12:51
  15. Applying the Multi-Level Perspective (MLP) on socio-technical transitions, paired with the interdisciplinary framing approach, this paper investigates how incumbent actors of automobility in Germany framed the...

    Authors: C. E. Drexler, B. Verse, A. Hauslbauer, J. Lopez and S. Haider
    Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2022 12:50
  16. Wind power is a critical renewable energy technology in efforts to achieve the global climate targets. However, local impacts do occur, which demands careful consideration in planning and permitting. Sweden ha...

    Authors: Vincent Wretling, Berit Balfors and Ulla Mörtberg
    Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2022 12:48
  17. This study revisits the energy-growth-environment nexus in the member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) by examining the role of trade openness, financial developmen...

    Authors: Duc Hong Vo, Chi Minh Ho, Quan Thai Thuong Le and Anh The Vo
    Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2022 12:47
  18. With the increasing concerns on the energy shortage and carbon emission issues worldwide, sustainable energy recovery from thermal processes is consistently attracting extensive attention. Nowadays, a signific...

    Authors: Weidong Chen, Zhifeng Huang and Kian Jon Chua
    Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2022 12:46
  19. This study analyzed the factors affecting the use of improved cook stoves (ICS) in informal settlements of Addis Ababa based on the data generated from 450 households drawn from Woreda (Woreda is a local term use...

    Authors: Nibretu Kebede, Degefa Tolossa and Tamirat Tefera
    Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2022 12:45
  20. In the twenty-first century, the success story of the Post-World-War-II World has been called into question by climate change and other challenges. De-growth or zero economic growth are discussed as possible s...

    Authors: Holger Schlör and Stefanie A. Schubert
    Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2022 12:43
  21. One way to design an electricity system wholly based on renewables is referred to as the global Super-grid, a vision of a transmission network of unprecedented geographical scope that uses advanced technology ...

    Authors: Kristina Hojckova, Helene Ahlborg and Björn A. Sandén
    Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2022 12:42
  22. Given the multitude of scenarios on the future of our energy systems, multi-criteria assessments are increasingly called for to analyze and assess desired and undesired effects of possible pathways with regard...

    Authors: Ricarda Schmidt-Scheele, Wolfgang Hauser, Oliver Scheel, Fabienne Minn, Lisa Becker, Jens Buchgeister, Heidi Hottenroth, Tobias Junne, Ulrike Lehr, Tobias Naegler, Sonja Simon, Claudia Sutardhio, Ingela Tietze, Philip Ulrich, Tobias Viere and Anke Weidlich
    Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2022 12:41
  23. Energy efficiency in buildings must be increased in order to reduce both energy intensity and greenhouse gas emissions. This study proposed the replacement of existing diesel boilers with biomass boilers, usin...

    Authors: Pablo Garrido-Píriz, Gonzalo Sánchez-Barroso and Justo García-Sanz-Calcedo
    Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2022 12:40
  24. To achieve climate targets, a transition to low-carbon energy production is necessary. However, conflicts between different interests, values and priorities, particularly at the community level, can constrain ...

    Authors: Sybille Reitz, Lauren Goshen and Dörte Ohlhorst
    Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2022 12:39
  25. In response to climate change challenges, a main policy emphasis is on transitioning the energy system from high- to low-carbon energy supply. The German energy transition is first and foremost based on politi...

    Authors: Dirk Scheer, Marion Dreyer, Maike Schmidt, Lisa Schmieder and Annika Arnold
    Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2022 12:36
  26. Different strategies have been proposed for transforming the energy system in Germany. To evaluate their sustainability, it is necessary to analyze their macroeconomic and distributional effects. An approach t...

    Authors: Philip Ulrich, Tobias Naegler, Lisa Becker, Ulrike Lehr, Sonja Simon, Claudia Sutardhio and Anke Weidlich
    Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2022 12:35
  27. Securing adequate financing for the environment, climate change, and sustainable development has been challenging, especially in low- and middle-income economies. Bosnia and Herzegovina is a country aspiring t...

    Authors: Amar Causevic, Sanjin Avdic, Bernardas Padegimas and Biljana Macura
    Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2022 12:34
  28. Rapid consumption of fossil fuels as well as rising environmental deterioration caused by extreme CO2 emissions has become crucial in searching for a clean and renewable energy source such as biodiesel. The curre...

    Authors: Md. Wasikur Rahman, Asim Kumar Mondal, Md. Shakil Hasan and Marzia Sultana
    Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2022 12:33
  29. Beyond Great Britain, Brexit could also have ripple effects on the electricity systems of certain other EU member states. This paper investigates the possible effects of reduced growth in interconnectivity bet...

    Authors: Christopher Stephen Ball, Kristina Govorukha, Wilhelm Kuckshinrichs, Philip Mayer, Dirk Rübbelke and Stefan Vögele
    Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2022 12:32
  30. Distributed wind energy adoption in the United States can contribute to the diverse portfolio of energy technologies needed to achieve ambitious decarbonization goals. However, with limited deployment to date,...

    Authors: Danielle Preziuso, Alice Orrell and Eric Lantz
    Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2022 12:31
  31. Citizen energy cooperatives (CECOs) are an important element for realising the transformation of the European energy system from a central system, dominated by a few market players to a decentralized system wi...

    Authors: Kai Ahlemeyer, Kai-Michael Griese, Tim Wawer and Bernd Siebenhüner
    Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2022 12:29
  32. In Ethiopia, biomass contributes to about 92% of the household fuel consumption. As a result, deforestation rate has alarmingly increased associated with greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and land degradation. Th...

    Authors: Ashenafi Manaye, Selemawit Amaha, Yirga Gufi, Berihu Tesfamariam, Adefires Worku and Haftu Abrha
    Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2022 12:28
  33. Access to reliable energy services is increasingly seen as a prerequisite for well-being and human development. Copious research documents the negative consequences that occur when nations specialize in natura...

    Authors: Adam Mayer
    Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2022 12:27
  34. Almost 80% of the population in sub-Saharan Africa relies on traditional biomass for cooking, which is typically associated with negative environmental, health, economic, and social impacts. Thus, many stakeho...

    Authors: Custodio E. Matavel, Johannes M. Hafner, Harry Hoffmann, Götz Uckert, Jonas Massuque, Constance Rybak and Stefan Sieber
    Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2022 12:26
  35. Economic benefit has been analyzed for the yield of farming products when designing a farming system, while waste treatment also generates profitable energy products for this system. The economic factor is dec...

    Authors: Nguyen Thi Thu Thao, Tran Thi Hieu, Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, Le Quoc Vi, Hans Schnitzer, Le Thanh Son, Gerhart Braunegg, Sibylle Braunegg and Le Thanh Hai
    Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2022 12:25
  36. Off-grid and decentralized energy systems have emerged as an alternative to facilitate energy access and resilience in a flexible, adaptable way, particularly for communities that do not have reliable access t...

    Authors: Mulualem G. Gebreslassie, Carlos Cuvilas, Collen Zalengera, Long Seng To, Idalina Baptista, Enora Robin, Getachew Bekele, Lorraine Howe, Carlos Shenga, Domingos A. Macucule, Joshua Kirshner, Yacob Mulugetta, Marcus Power, Sandy Robinson, David Jones and Vanesa Castán Broto
    Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2022 12:23
  37. The Paris Agreement aims at minimizing threats of climate change by keeping global temperature rise well below 2 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial level and to pursue efforts to limit the rise to 1.5 de...

    Authors: Achiraya Chaichaloempreecha, Puttipong Chunark, Tatsuya Hanaoka and Bundit Limmeechokchai
    Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2022 12:22
  38. Residue-based biogas is considered as a renewable energy that should be used to improve energy security and household livelihoods in rural areas. Observational learning and word-of-mouth learning are critical ...

    Authors: Yangmei Zeng, Feng Qiu and Junbiao Zhang
    Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2022 12:21
  39. A further increase in renewable energy supply is needed to substitute fossil fuels and combat climate change. Each energy source and respective technologies have specific techno-economic and environmental char...

    Authors: M. Haase, C. Wulf, M. Baumann, C. Rösch, M. Weil, P. Zapp and T. Naegler
    Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2022 12:20