ABSTRACT Local initiatives in the energy climate field have gained importance, visibility and support in many countries. Political agendas have been flagging localism as a key to success for energy transitions. While encouraging the involvement of multiple constituencies in energy transition processes on various scales, policy frameworks have been evolved to increasingly mirror a neoliberal agenda, relying on business models and the construction of new markets. The composition of and the direction taken by energy transition processes under such a new configuration, as well as their implications as regards to social justice and sustainability on various scales, still have to be analysed. The special issue explores these questions, as well as the multiple entanglements of local climate energy initiatives, based on a few longitudinal case studies.

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释放能量，解开地方倡议的纠葛和时间性

摘要 能源气候领域的地方倡议在许多国家获得了重要性、知名度和支持。政治议程一直将地方主义标记为能源转型成功的关键。在鼓励多方参与各种规模的能源转型过程的同时，政策框架已经演变为越来越多地反映新自由主义议程，依赖于商业模式和新市场的建设。在这种新配置下，能源转型过程的组成和方向，以及它们对各种规模的社会正义和可持续性的影响，仍有待分析。本期特刊基于一些纵向案例研究，探讨了这些问题，以及当地气候能源举措的多重纠葛。