Towards energy democracy

15th November 2016 2016年11月15日 Guest content

How are people across the world taking back power over the energy sector, kicking-back against the rule of the market and reimagining how energy might be produced, distributed and used? How can the concept of energy democracy be deployed to demand a socially just energy system, with universal access, fair prices and secure, unionised and well-paid jobs?

This short video produced by the Transnational Institute summarises the discussions and outcomes from an international workshop on energy democracy held in Amsterdam in February 2016.

Further resources:

www.energy-democracy.net

People powered cities: from the UN climate talks to energy democracy – Transnational Institute

Towards Energy Democracy Discussions and outcomes from an international workshop – 19 May 2016 Report

Original source: Transnational Institute