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Transitioning from our current fossil-fuel-based energy system to one predominantly based on renewable energies is at the core of climate change mitigation efforts. Renewable energy technologies, in addition to producing low- to zero emissions and pollutants, open up new possibilities such as decentralized generation, deployment at various scales (from rooftops to large fields), and integration into existing environments.
However, a coordinated technological and infrastructural shift such as this, particularly one related to a fundamental input of socio-economic activity, is bound to reflect existing inequalities—globally, countries home to over 50% of the world’s population received only 15% of global investments in 2022 [1]. Incorporating principles of justice, equity, and inclusivity into energy plans early on can help ensure the negative impacts of the transition are not unfairly borne by certain communities, and that positive impacts are distributed more equitably.
