Net Zero Energy Transition in Rural Landscapes: A Study into the Interface between Technology, Livelihood, and Climate

该项目旨在弥合印度农村地区在净零能源转型和能源公正方面的知识差距。由于地理、文化和地形的多样性，印度在实现能源净零排放转型的过程中仍处于关键时刻。需要进一步研究的一组关键地理问题涉及农村社区在这一过渡过程中的影响方式，因为i)印度在各个地区的社会、经济和文化制度方面的人口分布ii)太阳能和风能等可再生能源发电对农村土地持有、生计、社会信仰和习俗的影响（积极和消极的影响）；三是地方政府、居民和项目开发商等利益相关者之间缺乏协调。本研究采用基于实践的“用户启发”和“用户有用”方法，结合科学知识和当地/土著知识（Reed, 2008； Cowling等人，2008），将评估可再生能源发展对印度农村社区和生计的影响，并开发工具，利用当地知识吸引社区参与，实现社会公正的可再生能源转型。

This project aims to bridge the gap in knowledge regarding net-zero energy transitions and energy justice in rural India. India with its geographical, cultural and topographical diversity, remains at a critical point in progressing a net-zero energy transition that is just. A key set of geographical issues that require further research concern the ways that rural communities are implicated in this transition processes due to i) India's demographic spread in terms of social, economic and cultural institutions in various regions ii) the impact (both positive and negative) of renewable energy generation such as solar and wind energy on rural landholdings, livelihood and social beliefs and customs; and iii) the lack of coordination between stakeholders such as the local governments, the residents and the project developers. This research, using practice-based 'user-inspired and 'user useful' approaches incorporating both scientific and local/indigenous knowledge (Reed, 2008; Cowling et al., 2008) will assess the impacts of renewable energy development on rural communities and livelihoods in India and develop tools, using local knowledge for engaging communities, to achieve socially-just renewable energy transitions.