Just Positive Energy Planning Processes in Disadvantaged Urban Areas

The decarbonisation of cities is critical for accomplishing the targets of both the European Green Deal and the Paris Agreement. However, recent studies highlight that political incentives for such low-carbon transitions typically exclude disadvantaged areas and/or population groups. Failure to include

disadvantaged areas and their inhabitants may cause a dramatic delay in urban decarbonisation and exacerbate pre-existing societal inequalities. To tackle this failure, the Just Positive Energy Planning Processes (JUST PEPP) project aims to empower disadvantaged population groups by investigating how PEDs can be planned for, with and by residents of disadvantaged urban areas. Specifically, the

JUST PEPP project will explore solutions for energy-efficiency and energy-flexibility in existing buildings and urban transport by examining four disadvantaged districts located in Sweden, the Netherlands and Norway by interacting with residents to examine their needs.