Energy transition and energy democracy in East Asia / : editors, Jusen Asuka, Dan Jin.

• TeilnehmendeR: Asuka, Jusen.; Jin, Dan.
• Place / Publishing House: Singapore : : Springer Singapore Pte. Limited,, 2022.; ©2022.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Edition: First edition.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (IX, 117 pages) :; 1 illustration.

This is an open access book. The subject of this book is to provide down-to-earth information on what kind of actions are being taken by the Government, Local community, Businesses, Researchers, NGOs on the energy transition in this region. It gives an updated picture of the energy transition in the East Asian countries, where the economic growth, as well as CO2 emission growth, is significant. This book focuses not only on the technological perspective of the energy transition but also on the relationship between democracy and energy transition. Readers of this book can understand what kind of international support and pressure is needed to promote the energy transition in this region. Since energy transition is needed not only for combatting climate change but also for the Green Recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, publishing this book is very helpful to promote the Green Recovery and the Green New Deal world-widely.-- Provided by publisher

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 Government´s 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 Media´s 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 Mainland´s 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 China´s 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 China´s 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 China´s 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 Today´s 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.