Projects
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| Reference Number | RES-152-25-1003 | |
| Title | Role of trust among stakeholders in managing uncertanties on the way to sustainable energy | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Other Cross-Cutting Technologies or Research(Environmental, social and economic impacts) 100%; | |
| Research Types | Basic and strategic applied research 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | SOCIAL SCIENCES (Sociology) 100% | |
| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Environmental dimensions) 20%; Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Policy and regulation) 50%; Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Consumer attitudes and behaviour) 15%; Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Technology acceptance) 15%; |
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| Principal Investigator |
Professor P (Paul ) Bellaby No email address given School of English, Sociology, Politics & Contemporary History University of Salford |
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| Award Type | Standard | |
| Funding Source | ESRC | |
| Start Date | 31 October 2005 | |
| End Date | 31 January 2007 | |
| Duration | 15 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £51,057 | |
| Industrial Sectors | No relevance to Underpinning Sectors | |
| Region | North West | |
| Programme | ESRC Energy | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Professor P (Paul ) Bellaby , School of English, Sociology, Politics & Contemporary History, University of Salford (100.000%) |
| Web Site | https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=RES-152-25-1003 |
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| Objectives | Objectives not supplied | |
| Abstract | The underlying theme is the need to diversify from fossil fuels. There are many uncertainties ahead. Some lie in the technology. Others are socio-economic. We take a 'whole system' view of the transition to sustainable energy and focus on the mutual 'trust' that is likely to be needed among policy makers, regulators, commercial firms, consumers and citizens. Our aim is to build capacity for research in the UK. We shall start with a literature review and make its results known on a dedicated website. Guided by this search, we shall invite 40 social scientists and stakeholders to a conference around four specific themes, held in the UKERC Meeting Centre, Oxford. The social scientists will come from the sustainable energy field and from among those who will encourage them tothink 'out of the box'. Conference participants and others will be called upon to form a virtual network for the long term. We shall write and disseminate a report on our scoping exercise.We shall edit the conference papers in a published collection. In these ways we shall lay the foundations for research on 'trust', which is as yet under-researched in the energy field and in need of tighter treatment. | |
| Publications | (none) |
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| Final Report | (none) |
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| Added to Database | 24/11/09 | |
