Exploring energy sufficiency: New challenges and options in times of crisis
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https://doi.org/10.14512/tatup.31.2.11Keywords:
energy sufficiency, energy descent, co-benefits, energy demand, sufficiency policyAbstract
The war in Ukraine is changing the political landscape at breakneck speed. How should politics and society react to high energy prices and a precarious dependence on fossil fuels imports? Can modern societies get by with much less energy? Energy sufficiency can play an important role in answering these questions. The contributions in this Special topic explore sufficiency as an interdisciplinary research topic for energy modeling, scenarios, and policy.
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