Digesting the truth: The role of energy justice in perception of anaerobic digestion plants in Central Europe rural space

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RIV/60076658:12510/25:43909832 RIV/61988987:17310/25:A2603C5A RIV/70883521:28160/25:63594418

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2025.104210" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2025.104210</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2025.104210" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.erss.2025.104210</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Digesting the truth: The role of energy justice in perception of anaerobic digestion plants in Central Europe rural space

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Anaerobic digestion (AD) plants are integral to the circular economy, yet they are often the subject of significant local controversy, particularly during operation. This contrasts sharply with the acceptance trajectories of other renewables and poses a significant barrier to their broader utilization. To explore the roots of this phenomenon, the present study focused on the significance of selected particular factors related to energy justice. Based on a questionnaire survey (N = 446) in four rural communities in the Czech Republic and Slovakia where AD plants are located, we evaluated how procedural, distributive, and recognition justice shape residents' perceptions of the existence of anaerobic digestion plants in Central Europe conditions. The results of ordinal logistic regression show that procedural justice is the most critical factor for positive perception. Specifically, the perceived opportunity for residents to participate in planning and the operator's responsiveness to subsequent concerns were identified as the most significant predictors of acceptance. Our findings highlight that the continuous improvement of the plant operator's relations with other local groups (municipality, residents, and local business entities) is not an option but a fundamental prerequisite for achieving energy justice in biogas utilization and the integration of AD plants as vital renewable energy sources.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Digesting the truth: The role of energy justice in perception of anaerobic digestion plants in Central Europe rural space

Popis výsledku anglicky

Anaerobic digestion (AD) plants are integral to the circular economy, yet they are often the subject of significant local controversy, particularly during operation. This contrasts sharply with the acceptance trajectories of other renewables and poses a significant barrier to their broader utilization. To explore the roots of this phenomenon, the present study focused on the significance of selected particular factors related to energy justice. Based on a questionnaire survey (N = 446) in four rural communities in the Czech Republic and Slovakia where AD plants are located, we evaluated how procedural, distributive, and recognition justice shape residents' perceptions of the existence of anaerobic digestion plants in Central Europe conditions. The results of ordinal logistic regression show that procedural justice is the most critical factor for positive perception. Specifically, the perceived opportunity for residents to participate in planning and the operator's responsiveness to subsequent concerns were identified as the most significant predictors of acceptance. Our findings highlight that the continuous improvement of the plant operator's relations with other local groups (municipality, residents, and local business entities) is not an option but a fundamental prerequisite for achieving energy justice in biogas utilization and the integration of AD plants as vital renewable energy sources.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50704 - Environmental sciences (social aspects)

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Energy Research & Social Science

ISSN

2214-6296

e-ISSN

2214-6326

Svazek periodika

127

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

July 2025

Stát vydavatele periodika

NL - Nizozemsko

Počet stran výsledku

15

Strana od-do

104210

Kód UT WoS článku

001529757700001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-105010010664