Ciudades postcarbono y transición energética
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Democracia energética, Generación distribuida, SostenibilidadResumen
Este artículo analiza las pujantes iniciativas centradas en el desarrollo de una transición energética hacia un modelo descentralizado y sostenible, que se está produciendo en algunos países y regiones. Por un lado, estudia los movimientos de las Transition Towns y de las Post Carbon Cities que, priorizando la transición energética, promueven la creación de economías descentralizadas y sostenibles. Por otro lado, analiza un amplio colectivo de iniciativas (cooperativas, municipales, inversión privada local, autoconsumo, crowd-funding, etc.) que están impulsando transiciones energéticas. Pero los oligopolios energéticos están lanzando una contraofensiva frente a las “tecnologías disruptivas” y están teniendo algunos éxitos.
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