Browsing Department of Geography by Journals "Environmental Research Letters"
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Smart gridlock? Challenging hegemonic framings of mitigation solutions and scalability
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-07-05)Urban energy transitions are key components of urgently requisite climate change mitigation. Promissory discourse accords smart grids pride of place within them. We employ a living lab to study smart grids as a solution ... -
Solar has greater techno-economic resource suitability than wind for replacing coal mining jobs
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-03-06)Coal mining directly employs over 7 million workers and benefits millions more through indirect jobs. However, to meet the 1.5 °C global climate target, coal's share in global energy supply should decline between 73% and ...