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How can local energy communities promote sustainable development in European cities?

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ENERGY RESEARCH & SOCIAL SCIENCE
Volume 84, Issue -, Pages -

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DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2021.102363

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Local sustainable development; Local Energy Community (LEC); Social innovation; Energy transition

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In the face of global environmental and social challenges, seeking strategies for sustainable development is crucial. Local Energy Communities (LEC) play a key role in driving local sustainable development, with some communities engaging solely in energy-related activities while others take a more integrative approach towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This study highlights the potential of LECs as drivers of local sustainable development and social innovation.
In the context of the current planetary environmental and social emergency, it is essential to seek strategies for sustainable development. In line with the Social Development Goals (SDG), these strategies must facilitate action from an energy perspective and give citizens a central role. Given that global challenges must be addressed through local action, the transition towards energy decentralisation through Local Energy Communities (LEC) is of central importance. The general objective of this research is to identify characteristics that are key in order for a LEC to act as a driver of local sustainable development and social innovation. This paper has deepened knowledge around these structures in order to identify the keys to their effective operation. Attention is also focused on actions carried out by these communities in the field of energy and beyond. This research corroborates that while some of them only engage with energy, others are more integrative. These latter implement a number of different actions - in line with SDGs- that promote local sustainable development. This study concludes that LECs are high-potential structures that can act as drivers of local sustainable development.

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