Renewable energy transitions are essential for decarbonizing the world economy and
mitigating global climate change. Yet many energy technologies classified as renewable …

Abstract Thirty years of North American research on public acceptance of wind energy has
produced important insights, yet knowledge gaps remain. This review synthesizes the …

Two of the most widely emphasized contenders for carbon emissions reduction in the
electricity sector are nuclear power and renewable energy. While scenarios regularly …

Wind power is expanding globally. Simultaneously, a growing number of conflicts against
large-scale wind farms are emerging in multiple locations around the world. As these …

The increase of right-wing populist parties, post-truth politics, and local resistance
challenges the policies and politics of sustainable energy transformation. The contributions …

Abstract The United States recently passed major federal laws supporting the energy
transition. Analyses suggest that their successful implementation could reduce US …

Landscape impacts associated with aesthetics have been a persistent cause of opposition
against renewable energy projects. However, the current uncertainty over the spatial extents …

This study investigates methods for increasing the local social acceptance of onshore wind
projects in France. It is based on input from semi-structured research interviews and insight …

Addressing climate change requires societies to transition away from fossil fuels toward low-
carbon energy, including renewables. Unfortunately, large wind projects have proven …

The future social-technical system (STS) of power supply based on renewables depends
heavily upon the rapid emergence of Distributed Energy Systems (DES). The prime object of …