UNderstanding LOcal and Community Governance of Energy (UNLOC).

了解地方和社区能源治理 (UNLOC)。

• 批准号: NE/H013598/1
• 负责人: Michael Peters
• 金额: $ 47.53万
• 依托单位: University of Surrey
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2010 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=NE%2FH013598%2F1
• 关键词: UNderstanding; LOcal; Community; Governance; Energy

The UK commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050 will require a systemic change in the way energy is converted and used. The exclusive reliance on large-scale centralised production technologies is seen by many as incompatible with the changes needed to meet the twin challenges of climate change and energy security. Action at local and community levels will be needed in energy demand reduction efforts, improvements in energy efficiency and deployment of micro- and community scale generation. Indeed, there is a growing trend to push for increased local accountability for CO2 emissions, renewable energy targets and fuel poverty, and this is driving energy activities at local government level. Alongside these trends are also activities by non-state actors, often aimed at challenging 'mainstream' social practices and seeking to address perceived failures of the formal governance structures. There is a need to understand how these emerging and evolving informal governance structures may interact with (& influence) formal structures. This proposal brings together a multidisciplinary team to research these new,more diverse forms of local energy governance. The project partnership consists of two leading UK universities (Surrey & Oxford) in the fields of energy research, environmental policy and sustainable behaviour studies. The partnership extends to key local government and non-governmental organisations who will assist in providing the evidence for understanding the trends in local energy governance and how they are influenced by changing public awareness and policy. The project aims to demonstrate how grassroots organizations, local government initiatives and national-scale activities interact to create new political opportunities for active citizen engagement in both energy demand reduction and deployment of local energy generation. The project is structured around 3 workpackages: Firstly, the work will evaluate the opportunities and constraints faced by local government in delivering their energy and low carbon targets. It will explore the rationale behind local authority involvement in energy, and the process of change that has (or not) taken place in local authorities as a result of evolving national policy and public pressure. Part of this exercise will involve exploring the relationship between local energy governance and other areas of local government responsibility (e.g. planning & transport), as well as the extent to which the voluntary sector and others have shaped the path taken by local authorities. Secondly, drawing from the existing literature and case studies, the project will use political science theory to map out the role, power and interactions of different actors in local energy governance. This will explore the evolving nature of the relationship between state (local government) and non-state (grassroots) actors, and the motivations behind the formation of certain types of 'coalitions' around specific energy issues. Thirdly, the project will break new research ground in looking closely at the current and potential role of local finance to support new energy initiatives. It will evaluate the range of such finance schemes in the UK (and internationally) against criteria such as relevance to energy activities, cost effectiveness and flexibility in design to support vulnerable groups. This will include examination of the interplay between nationally driven programmes (e.g. Warm Front and energy supplier obligations) and local finance. We will publish four reports which will form the basis for papers to conferences of academic & energy practitioners; academic journal articles; and a series of policy briefings for local and national policymakers. There will also be a final workshop aimed at providing key messages from the research for stakeholders, including local government decision makers, voluntary organisations in the sustainable energy sector and providers of finance.

英国承诺到2050年将温室气体排放量减少80%，这将要求对能源的转换和使用方式进行系统性的改变。许多人认为，完全依赖大规模集中生产技术，与应对气候变化和能源安全双重挑战所需的变化不相容。需要在地方和社区一级采取行动，努力减少能源需求，提高能源效率，部署微型和社区规模的发电。事实上，越来越多的人正在推动加强地方对二氧化碳排放、可再生能源目标和燃料贫困的责任，这正在推动地方政府层面的能源活动。与这些趋势并存的还有非国家行为者的活动，这些活动的目的往往是挑战“主流”社会实践，并试图解决人们认为的正规治理结构的失败。有必要了解这些新兴的和不断演变的非正式治理结构可能如何与(和影响)正式结构相互作用。这项提议汇集了一个多学科团队来研究这些新的、更多样化的地方能源治理形式。该项目合作伙伴包括英国两所顶尖大学(萨里大学和牛津大学)，在能源研究、环境政策和可持续行为研究领域。这一伙伴关系扩展到关键的地方政府和非政府组织，他们将帮助提供证据，以了解地方能源治理的趋势，以及不断变化的公众意识和政策对这些趋势的影响。该项目旨在展示基层组织、地方政府倡议和全国范围的活动如何互动，为公民积极参与减少能源需求和部署当地能源发电创造新的政治机会。该项目围绕3个工作包构建：首先，该工作将评估地方政府在实现其能源和低碳目标方面面临的机会和限制。它将探索地方当局参与能源的理由，以及由于不断变化的国家政策和公众压力而在地方当局发生(或没有发生)的变化过程。这项工作的一部分将涉及探讨地方能源治理与地方政府其他责任领域(如规划和运输)之间的关系，以及志愿部门和其他部门在多大程度上影响了地方当局所采取的道路。其次，借鉴现有文献和案例研究，该项目将使用政治学理论来规划不同行为者在地方能源治理中的角色、权力和互动。这将探索国家(地方政府)和非国家(草根)参与者之间关系的演变本质，以及围绕特定能源问题形成某些类型的“联盟”背后的动机。第三，该项目将开辟新的研究领域，密切关注地方财政在支持新能源倡议方面的当前和潜在作用。它将根据与能源活动的相关性、成本效益和支持弱势群体的设计灵活性等标准，评估英国(和国际)此类融资计划的范围。这将包括审查国家主导的方案(例如，温暖阵线和能源供应商义务)与地方财政之间的相互作用。我们将发表四份报告，作为向学术和能源从业者会议发表论文的基础；学术期刊文章；以及为地方和国家政策制定者举行的一系列政策简报。还将举行最后一次研讨会，旨在向利益攸关方提供研究的关键信息，包括地方政府决策者、可持续能源部门的志愿组织和资金提供者。

项目成果

Carbon management, local governance and community engagement

碳管理、地方治理和社区参与

• DOI: 10.4155/cmt.12.41
• 发表时间: 2014
• 期刊: Carbon Management
• 影响因子: 3.1
• 作者: Peters M

Behaviour Change in the UK Climate Debate: An Assessment of Responsibility, Agency and Political Dimensions

英国气候辩论中的行为变化：责任、代理和政治维度的评估

• DOI: 10.3390/su3060789
• 发表时间: 2011
• 期刊: Sustainability
• 影响因子: 3.9
• 作者: Fudge S

Network approach for local and community governance of energy: The case of Oxfordshire

• DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.06.027
• 发表时间: 2013-11-01
• 期刊: ENERGY POLICY
• 影响因子: 9
• 作者: Parag, Yael;Hamilton, Jo;Hogan, Bernie
• 通讯作者: Hogan, Bernie