Energy System Transition Through Stakeholder Activation

This poster provides an overview of the work being undertaken within the ENTRUST H2020 project, which is exploring the societal dimensions of energy use. The project aims to provide a comprehensive mapping of Europe’s energy system (key actors and their intersections, technologies, markets, policies and innovations) and an in-depth understanding of how human behaviour around energy is shaped by both technological systems and socio-demographic factors (in particular gender, age and socio-economic status). The role of gender in this context is illuminated by intersectional analyses of energy-related behaviour and attitudes towards energy technologies, which will assess how multiple identities and social positions combine to shape practices. These analyses will be integrated within a transitions management framework which takes account of the complex meshing of human values and identities with technological systems. The importance of the energy citizenship concept is recognised and a key objective of ENTRUST is to enable individuals to overcome barriers and become active participants in their own energy transitions. This is achieved through collaboratively working with a number of very different communities across the continent to envision more sustainable energy futures.