The current energy system is concentrated in corporate hands, creating dependency and exploitation. This policy seeks to decentralise energy and put power back in the hands of communities.
The current energy system is concentrated in corporate hands, creating dependency and exploitation. This policy seeks to decentralise energy and put power back in the hands of communities.
Remember: Policy instruments are the means by which governments can achieve the degrowth goals/objectives we urgently need!
💡 Translation: Decentralised energy is more resilient.
🌍 Encourage off-grid renewable solutions, especially in regional and rural areas.
⚡ Reduce reliance on centralised, corporate-controlled energy grids.
🔋 Strengthen regional energy independence.
💡 Translation: Set deadlines for fossil fuel extraction and use to end.
📉 80-100% reduction by 2050, prioritising hyper-polluting industries first.
🏭 First target coal plants, then oil and gas.
⚡ Ensure universal basic electricity access as part of the transition.
💡 Translation: Renewable energy should not replicate extractive models.
🚫 Prevent the corporate capture of renewable energy.
🌱 Focus on small-scale, adaptable solutions for local needs.
🔄 Avoid ecological and social damage from mega-renewable projects.
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