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other aspects but would need to strongly emphasise energy efficiency and renewable
energies which make up for the bulk of future sustainable
energy technologies that
are needed for the transformation towards a sustainable energy system.
This transformation of global, national and local energy systems is, however, not
only a technical question.
It implies also major social, institutional and economic
changes as well as local acceptance. It is also linked to social norms and individual
consumption patterns (“sufficiency”). The implementation
of energy-efficient tech-
nologies and solutions often takes place at the local level. Also, with renewable
energies such as wind and solar energy, production becomes more decentralised and
local converting the role of energy consumers to so-called prosumers which are
simultaneously producers (of, e.g. renewable electricity) and consumers. In this
context particularly community levels are important. Consequently, there are
numerous
scenarios, targets and plans in many cities and communities which try to
figure out the local challenges and potentials for action. Cities have (re)acquired
their energy supply companies, and, for example, people
in rural areas have started
renewable energy cooperatives (DGRV
2013
).
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