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Envisioning societal futures for systemic low carbon transition is key to supporting the emergence of new configurations of the energy system. Such visions or ‘imaginaries’ facilitate wider societal support for system change. Given the urgency of the decarbonisation agenda, societal understandings of transitions processes and community ideas and visions about pathways for change assume a key role. The paper addresses an important gap in knowledge of place-based visions of energy system transition by soliciting views of community residents through a survey instrument, on what their perspectives on energy transition are. A case-study of Liverpool UK is presented, conducted as part of the EU Horizon 2020 ENTRUST project. Through a cluster analysis approach of study respondent perspectives, this study identities 4 distinct energy visions: (1) Community Affordability; (2) The Centre Ground; (3) Security First; and (4) Green Affordability. Identified visions present different perspectives on how energy is framed, with each vision characterised by distinct preferences on the extent to which stakeholder groups may influence the energy system as well as different views on the role of specific energy generation methods. Further, visions differ on the role of different actors and institutions in the energy transition. Identified energy visions provide insight into the ways in which grassroots communities consider how the energy system should transition in the coming years. The study contributes to understanding of spatially-situated and socially differentiated views of energy system transition, providing insight into contrasting viewpoints on current and future energy system priorities of residents of Liverpool, UK. © 2020 Elsevier Ltd
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The ocean and coasts are largely absent from the “Green New Deal” proposal. In response to the limited attention paid to the sustainability and equitable governance approaches of the blue economy, a US “Blue New Deal” has been proposed aiming to protect the health of the ocean and support coastal communities' adaptation to climate change. The Blue New Deal emerged as a central policy proposal from 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren to enhance the role of the blue economy while simultaneously addressing the climate crisis. Through a just transitions analysis, this article evaluates the proposal for a US Blue New Deal — as designed by Senator Elizabeth Warren — that would be applied towards enhancing socioeconomic resiliency, environmental justice, and addressing social inequities. As part of a critical policy analysis evaluating the areas of focus Warren's Blue New Deal presents, environmental justice and sustainability are central to the success of managing, and enhancing the role of, the blue economy. The challenges facing the Blue New Deal reflect a “one size fits all” federal approach that has implications for addressing multifaceted obstacles in key sectors of the blue economy, its governance, and tackling interconnected crises that exacerbate socioeconomic inequities and vulnerabilities of marginalised coastal communities. This article proposes a blue justice framework for the Blue New Deal that seeks to address the tensions and contradictions that exist in its current form and indicates how a comprehensive policy framework can enhance the sustainability and equitable involvement of the blue economy. The information, practices and views in this article are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG). © 2022 Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers).
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