Studies warn that global warming and sea level rise will create hundreds of millions of
environmental refugees. While climate change will undoubtedly affect future migration …

Social sciences have been very prolific in the last decades in publishing research that
attempts to better understand the social acceptance of renewable energy technologies and …

As global production of energy from renewable sources has grown over the last 25 years, so
too has research on social acceptance of renewable energy. This article reports findings …

This article assesses the impact of wind energy policy choices on host community
responses. Two key explanations (place-making and trust-building) for host community …

A large-scale transition to low-carbon energy sources is necessary to mitigate climate
change. In practice, however, when new energy projects are proposed in specific places …

Research has shown how the NIMBY explanation for local opposition to energy
infrastructures has made its way into the discourses of developers, policy makers, the media …

Nigeria government has set a target of becoming among the top 20 economies by the year
2020. The argument here is not whether this can be achieved or not within the stipulated …

Wind turbine development in Ontario, Canada has been met with opposition yet will likely
continue given broader environmental and economic forces. Ontario has ceased the use of …

This study pursues a Habermasian analysis of citizen discussions and of the local public
sphere to shed light on renewable energy futures in rural east-central Canada. Using data …

Biomass is often considered as an alternative to fossil heating fuels such as oil and propane
but is rarely considered to displace lower cost natural gas. Using a case study approach …