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Diversity: Energy studies need social science
No full textA broader pool of expertise is needed to understand how human behaviour affects energy demand and the uptake of technologies, says Benjamin K. Sovacool
sj-docx-1-ene-10.1177_25148486221126619 - Supplemental material for Imaginaries on ice: Sociotechnical futures of data centre development in Norway and Iceland
No full textSupplemental material, sj-docx-1-ene-10.1177_25148486221126619 for Imaginaries on ice: Sociotechnical futures of data centre development in Norway and Iceland by Paul Upham, Benjamin K. Sovacool and Chukwuka G. Monyei in Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space</p
sj-docx-2-ene-10.1177_25148486221126619 - Supplemental material for Imaginaries on ice: Sociotechnical futures of data centre development in Norway and Iceland
No full textSupplemental material, sj-docx-2-ene-10.1177_25148486221126619 for Imaginaries on ice: Sociotechnical futures of data centre development in Norway and Iceland by Paul Upham, Benjamin K. Sovacool and Chukwuka G. Monyei in Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space</p
The ethics of energy production, transportation, and consumption
Get PDFReview: Benjamin K. Sovacool and Michael H. Dworkin, Global Energy Justice: Problems, Principles, and Practices (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2014
Review of Benjamin K. Sovacool and Michael H. Dworkin\u27s \u3ci\u3eGlobal Energy Justice: Problems, Principles, and Practices\u3c/i\u3e
Get PDFEnergy powers the world. Having enough energy is essential to maintaining even the most minimal quality of life. But extracting and using energy renders some places uninhabitable, and now threatens the ecological integrity of the planet.
Current energy systems involve profound injustices. These injustices can arise in the ways that energy is produced – including through local and global environmental degradation, human rights abuses, corruption, and social and military conflict. Injustice can also arise in the ways that energy is or is not available – with more than a billion people having far too little for a decent existence, while hundreds of millions consume lavishly.
In Global Energy Justice: Problems, Principles, and Practices, Benjamin K. Sovacool and Michael H. Dworkin undertake an ambitious project: understanding these injustices and proposing ways to address them. The two are professors at Vermont Law School and are both associated with its Institute for Energy and the Environment. Among their many other activities, Sovacool also holds an appointment at Aarhus University in Denmark, and Dworkin formerly chaired the Vermont Public Service Board. Their book is well-documented and ranges across a broad array of relevant disciplines
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Review of Benjamin K. Sovacool and Michael H. Dworkin\u27s \u3ci\u3eGlobal Energy Justice: Problems, Principles, and Practices\u3c/i\u3e
No full textEnergy powers the world. Having enough energy is essential to maintaining even the most minimal quality of life. But extracting and using energy renders some places uninhabitable, and now threatens the ecological integrity of the planet.
Current energy systems involve profound injustices. These injustices can arise in the ways that energy is produced – including through local and global environmental degradation, human rights abuses, corruption, and social and military conflict. Injustice can also arise in the ways that energy is or is not available – with more than a billion people having far too little for a decent existence, while hundreds of millions consume lavishly.
In Global Energy Justice: Problems, Principles, and Practices, Benjamin K. Sovacool and Michael H. Dworkin undertake an ambitious project: understanding these injustices and proposing ways to address them. The two are professors at Vermont Law School and are both associated with its Institute for Energy and the Environment. Among their many other activities, Sovacool also holds an appointment at Aarhus University in Denmark, and Dworkin formerly chaired the Vermont Public Service Board. Their book is well-documented and ranges across a broad array of relevant disciplines
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Energy & ethics: justice and the global energy challenge
No full textBenjamin K. Sovacool applies concepts from justice and ethics theory to contemporary energy problems, and illustrates particular solutions to those problems with examples and case studies from around the world
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Correction: Reconfiguring European industry for net-zero: a qualitative review of hydrogen and carbon capture utilization and storage benefits and implementation challenges
No full textCorrection for ‘Reconfiguring European industry for net-zero: a qualitative review of hydrogen and carbon capture utilization and storage benefits and implementation challenges’ by Benjamin K. Sovacool et al., Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17, 3523–3569, https://doi.org/10.1039/D3EE03270A.</p
First social scientist to be selected as Oak Ridge National Laboratory Wigner Fellow
No full textBenjamin K. Sovacool of North Canton, Ohio, a Ph.D. student in the department of science and technology studies in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech, has been named a Eugene P. Wigner Fellow at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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Fast-tracking renewable energy with the wondrous feed-in tariff: correcting a market failure
No full textBenjamin K Sovacool explores the justification behind Feed-in Tariffs (FITs) in promoting development and use of renewable energy and their advantages over other mechanisms. Everyone wins with Feed-in-Tariffs and every Kilowatt hour of energy from renewable resources saves lives, reduces greenhouse gas emissions, enhances human health, and improves social stability
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