Energy Transition and Energy Democracy in East Asia.

• Author: Asuka, Jusen.
• TeilnehmendeR: Jin, Dan.
• Place / Publishing House: Singapore : : Springer Singapore Pte. Limited,, 2022.; ©2022.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (121 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Challenging the Transition of Civilization: Theory and Practice of ``Energy Democracy ́́-- 1 Introduction: Philosophy of ``Unlimitedness Within ́́-- 2 ``3.11 ́́as the Disaster of Civilization: Destiny of ``Energy Colonialism ́́-- 3 What Is ``Energy Democracy:́́ Frontier of the Theory of Democracy -- 4 Establishment of ``Autonomy ́́for the ``Safety ́́of Local Regions: Gubernatorial Election of Niigata Prefecture in 2016 and ... -- 5 Challenge of ``Community Power:́́ Toward a ``Regionally Dispersed Networking Society ́́-- 6 Conclusion: Toward ``East Asian Natural Energy Communities ́́-- References -- How to Overcome the Combination of Crises? -- 1 Introduction -- 2 A Green New Deal Arising in Europe and USA -- 3 Brief History of the Green New Deal -- 4 Great Transformation in the Last Decade -- 4.1 Electricity and Energy Sector -- 4.2 Transportation Sector -- 4.3 Share Economy Sector -- 4.4 Major Progress in Other Related Sectors -- 5 Power to the People -- 6 Directing Toward the Green New Deal in an ``After COVID-19 ́́World -- References -- Energy Democracy for Energy Transition in South Korea?: Focusing on Politicization of Media -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Moon Governmentś Renewable Energy Policy and Evaluation of Civil Society -- 3 Energy Transition, Energy Democracy and Media Coverage -- 4 Renewable Energy Discourse and the Politicization of the Media -- 4.1 Renewable Energy-Related Media Reports -- 4.2 Characteristics of Renewable Energy Articles in Conservative and Progressive Media -- 4.3 Conservative Mediaś Distortion of Articles and Criticism of Nuclear Phase-Out -- 4.4 Conflicts Related to Solar and Wind Power and the Role of the Media -- 5 Energy Complaint and Separation Distance Regulation -- 5.1 Current Status and Problems of Separation Distance Regulation.

5.2 Reasons for Introducing Separation Distance by Local Governments -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- China Mainlandś Energy Transition: How to Overcome Financial, Societal, and Institutional Challenges in the Long Term -- 1 Energy Transition: Status and Sustainability -- 1.1 Energy System Profiles -- 1.2 Lessons of Energy Transition During 2006-2020 -- Weathering the Massive Job Loss in the Coal Mining Sector -- The Ups and Downs of Renewable Energy Development in China -- Major Experiences from Chinaś Energy Transition -- Co-Benefits of Energy Transition Would Help to Build a Healthy and Low-Carbon Energy System -- Subsidy-Driven Policies Boosted the Renewable Energy Industry: Is It Switch-Off Time Now? -- Could Multi-Party Dialogues Promote a Quicker Energy Transition? Yes, But Not 100% Sure -- 2 Challenges and Opportunities of Chinaś Energy Transition Under the Carbon Neutrality 2060 Strategy -- 2.1 Transitional Models: China vs. Germany -- 2.2 Where Is the Money Coming From? -- 2.3 ``Just Transition ́́for Chinaś Energy System: Social Engagement and Workforce Livelihood of the Fossil Fuel Sector -- 2.4 Best Practices at the Local Level (Hangzhou): Peer Pressure to Stimulate More Actions -- 3 Conclusion -- References -- Energy Democracy and Energy Transition in Taiwan -- 1 Introduction: The Paris Agreement Revealed Trends of Energy Transition -- 2 Implication of Energy Democracy -- 3 Three Levels of Energy Democracy: From Central, Local to Community -- 4 Practice of Energy Democracy from Three Levels in Taiwan -- 4.1 Key Central Energy Transition Policies and Legislations -- 4.2 Local Governments and Supply-Chain Build-Up -- 4.3 Community Practices: Energy Cooperatives, Business Innovation, and Green Energy for the Common Good Model -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Japanese Green New Deal to Bring Happiness and Prosperity.

1 COVID Pandemic and Climate Change -- 2 Green New Deal as Todayś Global Trend -- 3 Second Wave of Green New Deal -- 4 Japanese Version of Green New Deal -- 4.1 Overall Energy Consumption -- 4.2 Fossil Fuels and Nuclear -- 4.3 Electric Power -- 5 Avoidance of Early Deaths Due to Air Pollution -- 6 Job Transfers -- 7 Future Prospects -- References -- Transboundary Cooperative Governance Toward Energy Transition in East Asia -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Development of Regional Environmental Governance in East Asia -- 3 Early Cooperative Initiatives for Transboundary Air Pollution in Northeast Asia -- 4 Development of Cooperative Initiatives for Air Pollution and Climate Change -- 5 Emergence of Nonstate Actors ́Initiatives Toward Energy Transition -- 6 Opportunities and Challenges for Further Development of Transboundary Governance Toward Energy Transition -- 6.1 Landscape Shift for Climate Policy -- 6.2 Opportunities for Transboundary Cooperation Toward Energy Transition -- 6.3 Challenges Toward Energy Transition -- 7 Conclusion -- References.