Charlie Wilson co-authored a paper on public support for energy democracy – enabled by digitalisation – using public perceptions data from Canada. Published in Energy Research & Social Science, the paper found overall support for energy democracy varied across provinces and regions. Canadians seem to want to participate in moves toward energy democracy, although with a strong preference for more passive participatory actions, motivated by environmental factors, including combating climate change, with community, social and financial motivations playing only a secondary role.
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Citation: Fiander, J., C. Walker, I. H. Rowlands, P. Devine-Wright, C. Wilson, I. Soutar and R. Gupta (2024). “Energy democracy, public participation, and support for local energy system change in Canada.” Energy Research & Social Science 113: 103526. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2024.103526