Climate change represents an increasing threat to society and demands collaborative
actions for changing technologies, production methods, and consumption. The concept of …

Climate change is one of the greatest ecological and social challenges of the twenty-first
century. Sociologists have made important contributions to our knowledge of the human …

Restorative justice within the energy sector focuses on the needs of the victims, such as
nations, citizens and nature. It restores them to their original position prior to a damaging …

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions account for the majority of the carbon footprint of wastewater
treatment plants (WWTPs). Many N2O mitigation strategies have since been developed …

Even though climate change involves much more than warming, it is the name given to a set
of physical phenomena. It is a long-term change in weather patterns that characterises …

This paper investigates why new coal-fired power plants are being financed and built in
South and Southeast Asia given that new coal plants without carbon capture and storage …

Political economy factors are key to explain why some countries keep expanding their coal
capacity. Yet, comparable cross-country evidence is scant. We consult 123 energy experts …

The COVID-19 pandemic emerged against the backdrop of the longer-term climate change
crisis and increasing global awareness of the imperative for climate action, disrupting the …

Sustainable energy demonstrations are settings where the authorities cooperate with
academia and commercial firms to understand, test, and improve new sustainable energy …

The article introduces a Special Issue on problems of methodology and method in climate
and energy research. It charts the urgent and growing focus on 'socialising'emission …