Editorial: Urban Energy Poverty and Positive Energy Districts

Siddharth Sareen,Rigoberto García Ochoa,Harriet Thomson,Caitlin Robinson

doi:10.3389/frsc.2021.775705

Abstract

Editorial: Urban Energy Poverty and Positive Energy Districts

Highlights

Cities are important actors in low-carbon energy transitions
As cities continue to evolve, urban form is changing and the effects on consumption and climate change are the focus of political debate, governance and urban transformation research
Shifts to positive energy districts (PEDs) and low-carbon urban forms can lead to green gentrification and exacerbate intersecting inequalities, or they can be drivers of inclusive cities that become low-carbon and socially sustainable

Summary

Introduction

Cities are important actors in low-carbon energy transitions. Shifts to positive energy districts (PEDs) and low-carbon urban forms can lead to green gentrification and exacerbate intersecting inequalities, or they can be drivers of inclusive cities that become low-carbon and socially sustainable.

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Conclusion