Brian Dean and
Elizabeth Wangeci Chege (Sustainable Energy for All) respond to the Buildings & Cities special issue Alternatives to Air Conditioning and explain why thermal comfort is not only a
construction industry problem to solve but needs to be placed in the policy agenda
on global warming. Thermal adequacy is still not understood as an essential
need for human survival and that governments have an essential role.
Tom Hargreavesand Nickhil Sharma (University of East Anglia) comment on contributions
of the Buildings & Cities special issue Energy, Emerging Technology and Gender in Homeson the role of gender in technology development and the energy
transition. This must be broadened further to social justice issues. A failure
to do so risks fuelling resistance and pushback to new and emerging energy
technologies. Three key avenues for future research and practices for a just energy transition and
emerging technologies are set out.
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Governments' Role in Providing Thermal Adequacy
Brian Dean and Elizabeth Wangeci Chege (Sustainable Energy for All) respond to the Buildings & Cities special issue Alternatives to Air Conditioning and explain why thermal comfort is not only a construction industry problem to solve but needs to be placed in the policy agenda on global warming. Thermal adequacy is still not understood as an essential need for human survival and that governments have an essential role.
Developing an Intersectional Approach to Emerging Energy Technologies in Homes
Tom Hargreaves and Nickhil Sharma (University of East Anglia) comment on contributions of the Buildings & Cities special issue Energy, Emerging Technology and Gender in Homes on the role of gender in technology development and the energy transition. This must be broadened further to social justice issues. A failure to do so risks fuelling resistance and pushback to new and emerging energy technologies. Three key avenues for future research and practices for a just energy transition and emerging technologies are set out.