- Read more: The Role of Ireland’s Sustainable Energy Communities in the Just Transition
This community-based research explores the role of Sustainable Energy Communities (SECs) in Ireland, revealing the meaningful social impacts they are creating in their localities, despite acute policy and financial challenges. This paper concludes with policy recommendations to harness the full capacity of community energy in Ireland and advance a more just energy transition
- Read more: Climate communication challenges and needs in Ireland’s key sectors
Climate change is one of the most pressing global challenges of our time, requiring climate action that can be advanced through effective climate communications. In designing such communications, it is essential to understand stakeholders’ key existing needs and challenges. With this aim, a climate communication needs and challenges assessment was conducted with 60 stakeholders from…
- Read more: Marginalised experiences in Ireland’s energy transition – moving towards a just and inclusive policy agenda
This article focuses on the acute policy challenges and interventions that are needed in the energy sector to address the uneven distribution of the cost and benefits of the energy transition for women, low-income groups, older people and rural communities, ensuring a more equitable and inclusive transition process in Ireland.
- Read more: Addressing Energy Poverty in Ireland
With the introduction of climate change policies and with depleting levels of fossil fuels, fuel prices are expected to rise, in both household energy and transport energy. As a result, an increasing number of households could face difficulties in their ability to afford their energy bills, to adequately warm their home and fulfil their travel…
