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When community members participate in renewable energy planning and financing — especially with community microgrids or community solar — they facilitate the move to renewable energy, said the co-author of a new study on shared decision making from the International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis. Shutterstock.com The study, “Public Attitudes, Co-production and Polycentric Governance in Energy Policy,” focused on projects in two towns in Austria that aim to utilize high levels of renewables — up to 100%, said Nadejda Komendantova, one of the study’s authors. In the town of ...

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New Strategy to Empower Citizens’ Participation for Effective Energy Transitions Written by AZoCleantechMay 4 2021 “Co-production” and “co-creation” are terms that have been attracting a great deal of attention. And these terms indicate a possibility for laypersons to take part in decision-making processes that impact their lives. Image Credit: PopTika/Shutterstock.com Now, a new study headed by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) has investigated options for empowering communities as a key driver for shifting the focus from awareness about the necessit...

IMCA CMO Council State of the Industry Survey to Guide Efforts to Raise the Profile of Marketing in the Insurance Industry By Insurance Marketing & Communications Association Sponsored By IMCA “Can you slap some lipstick on this?” “Marketing – oh, you plan parties and order trophies, right?” “It must be fun working in the arts and crafts department.” “I’m assuming numbers aren’t your thing?” Marketing and communications professionals in the insurance industry are used to hearing comments like this. They know that their creative and strategic efforts make a difference to ...

We wish to thank Dr. Giorgios Kallis for his wide-ranging response to our lead essay and for his collegiate tone. Kallis writes that “The problem now is not resource scarcity, but damage to the environment (e.g., biodiversity).” He notes that “Resource use grows hand in hand with GDP, even in service economies like the US or the UK where economists expected reductions,” and he advocates in favor of “degrowth.” Finally, Kallis believes that “satisfactory levels of wellbeing can be achieved at a fraction of the highest national incomes.” The focus on environmental damage as a...