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The Socio-Economic Impact of Decarbonising Geographical Islands’ Energy Systems

Agu, Nkiru Lilian; Pillai, Gobind; Ghanem, Dana Abi; Vakalis, Stergios; Crosbie, Tracey; Chen, Xihui Haviour; Haralambopoulos, Dias

Authors

Nkiru Lilian Agu

Gobind Pillai

Dana Abi Ghanem

Stergios Vakalis

Tracey Crosbie

Dias Haralambopoulos



Contributors

N.L. Agu
Other

G. Pillai
Other

D.A. Ghanem
Other

S. Vakalis
Other

T. Crosbie
Other

D. Haralambopoulos
Other

X.H. Chen
Other

Abstract

The impact of the transition to energy autonomy on two geographical island’s local economies, through maximising renewable energy generation and storage, is assessed. The different sectors and activities that impact employment and income generation in the local economies of each of the islands are described. An empirical assessment approach based on the Keynesian Income Multiplier (KIM) is developed and applied using Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP). Data for AHP was collated through interviews with local experts and stakeholders on each island. Gender employment and wage data was used to calculate the impact on female waged employment within the islands’ economic sectors. The local economic impact from decarbonisation and 100% energy autonomy is significantly influenced by how the income from this renewable energy is recirculated within the island’s economic sectors, most essentially, tourism. Our findings suggest that strategies for community ownership and training local people to manage renewable energy facilities is necessary to maximise the benefits of the transition to energy autonomy on local communities.

Citation

Agu, N. L., Pillai, G., Ghanem, D. A., Vakalis, S., Crosbie, T., Chen, X. H., & Haralambopoulos, D. (in press). The Socio-Economic Impact of Decarbonising Geographical Islands’ Energy Systems. International Journal of Sustainable Energy Planning and Management, 40, 8-26. https://doi.org/10.54337/ijsepm.7922

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Apr 2, 2024
Online Publication Date Apr 2, 2024
Deposit Date Mar 19, 2024
Publicly Available Date Jun 25, 2024
Journal International Journal of Sustainable Energy Planning and Management
Publisher Aalborg Universitetsforlag
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 40
Pages 8-26
DOI https://doi.org/10.54337/ijsepm.7922
Public URL https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/764182
Publisher URL https://journals.aau.dk/index.php/sepm/article/view/7922
Related Public URLs https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4330205

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