EAN: 9783319811451

ENERGY DEMOCRACY - CRAIG MORRIS ARNE JUNGJOHANN...

This book outlines how Germans convinced their politicians to pass laws allowing citizens to
make their own energy  even when it hurt utility companies to do so. It traces the origins of
the Energiewende movement in Germany from the Power Rebels of Schönau to German Chancellor
Angela Merkel's shutdown of eight nuclear power plants following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear
accident. The authors explore how  by taking ownership of energy efficiency at a local level 
community groups are key actors in the bottom-up fight against climate change. Individually 
citizens might install solar panels on their roofs  but citizen groups can do much more:
community wind farms  local heat supply  walkable cities and more. This book offers evidence
that the transition to renewables is a one-time opportunity to strengthen communities and
democratize the energy sector - in Germany and around the world.

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