Castán Broto, V., Baptista, I., Kirshner, J. et al. (2 more authors) (2018) Energy justice and sustainability transitions in Mozambique. Applied Energy, 228. pp. 645-655. ISSN 0306-2619
Abstract
© 2018 The Authors This paper advances the debate on energy justice by opening up a dialogue with postcolonial critiques of development. There is an imperative to develop energy justice theory fit to address the complex demands of a global energy transitions in poorer countries of the Global South. Delivering transformative change in contexts where energy systems are underdeveloped requires assessing energy justice principles from multiple situated perspectives, adjusted to the conditions that shape the possibilities for action. However, current theorizations of energy justice tend to build upon universalist notions of justice within a western tradition of thought which may not be entirely appropriate to deliver policy in postcolonial contexts. This paper offers a situated, particularistic analysis of energy transitions in Mozambique - a country which faces massive energy access challenges - to open a dialogue between theories of energy justice and postcolonial critiques. The paper focuses on three aspects of the energy transition occurring in Mozambique: the logics and impacts of off-grid innovation, the situated transformations occurring in the electricity network, and how transitions in energy fuels shape household experiences of energy access. The conclusion proposes two recommendations as key agendas for future research. The first is a methodological need for research methods to examine energy justice challenges from within specific, situated understandings of energy delivery. The second entails a call for emancipatory notions of energy justice that integrate concepts such as energy sovereignty at their core to emphasise the dimension of self-determination as a complementary aspect of energy justice.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2018 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/BY-NC-ND/4.0/) |
Keywords: | Energy transitions; Energy justice; Energy sovereignty; Mozambique; Energy access; Postcolonialism |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number LEVERHULME TRUST (THE) None BRITISH ACADEMY (THE) GF160020 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 27 Jul 2018 11:10 |
Last Modified: | 27 Jul 2018 11:10 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.06.057 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.06.057 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:133902 |