Energy Demand Challenges in Europe

Implications for policy, planning and practice

Frances Fahy, Gary Goggins, Charlotte Jensen, Frances Fahy, Gary Goggins, Charlotte Jensen

• Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
• Year: 2019
• Print ISBN:
  9783030203382
• eBook ISBN:
  9783030203399
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Energy Industry
• Index: Biological Sciences

This open access book examines the role of citizens in sustainable energy transitions across Europe. It explores energy problem framing, policy approaches and practical responses to the challenge of securing clean, affordable and sustainable energy for all citizens, focusing on households as the main unit of analysis. The book revolves around ten contributions that each summarise national trends, socio-material characteristics, and policy responses to contemporary energy issues affecting householders in different countries, and provides good practice examples for designing and implementing sustainable energy initiatives. Prominent concerns include reducing carbon emissions, energy poverty, sustainable consumption, governance, practices, innovations and sustainable lifestyles. The opening and closing contributions consider European level energy policy, dominant and alternative problem framings and similarities and differences between European countries in relation to reducing household energy use. Overall, the book is a valuable resource for researchers, policy-makers, practitioners and others interested in sustainable energy perspectives.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Front Matter
• 1. An Introduction to Energy Demand Challenges in Europe
• 2. Framing the Sustainable Energy Challenge and Implications for Solutions
• 3. The Impact of German Energy Policy on Household Energy Use
• 4. The Role of Households in Danish Energy Policy: Visions and Contradictions
• 5. Reducing Residential Carbon Emissions in Ireland: Challenges and Policy Responses
• 6. UK Responses to the Energy Challenge: Dominant Framings and New Imaginaries
• 7. Turning Off the Gas Tap: Sustainable Energy Policies, Practices and Prospects in the Netherlands
• 8. The Energy Challenge in Hungary: A Need for More Complex Approaches
• 9. Slovenia: Focus on Energy Efficiency, Community Energy Projects and Energy Poverty
• 10. From Efficiency to Sufficiency: Insights from the Swiss Energy Transition
• 11. Sustainable Energy Consumption and Energy Poverty: Challenges and Trends in Bulgaria
• 12. Finnish Energy Policy in Transition
• 13. Conclusion: Comparing Household Energy Use Across Europe—Uncovering Opportunities for Sustainable Transformation
• Back Matter