Cities are important partners in developing solutions towards a low-carbon pathway. However, given the variation in geography, a need exists to study urban energy transitions through a nuanced approach that addresses space- and place-based factors. Based on document analysis and interviews with municipal employees and local energy experts in Edmonton, Canada, we explore how location and availability of energy sources, political territoriality, physical urban landscapes and social embeddedness of fossil fuels influence municipal energy transition. Results illustrate that while Edmonton is shaped by its fossil fuel geography, it is actively carving out its low-carbon future through a geographically rooted transition strategy.

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了解城市能源转型的不平衡地理：来自加拿大埃德蒙顿的见解

城市是制定低碳途径解决方案的重要合作伙伴。然而，鉴于地理环境的变化，需要通过一种处理基于空间和地点的因素的细致入微的方法来研究城市能源转型。基于文件分析和对加拿大埃德蒙顿市政府雇员和当​​地能源专家的采访，我们探讨了能源的位置和可用性、政治领土、物理城市景观和化石燃料的社会嵌入性如何影响市政能源转型。结果表明，虽然埃德蒙顿受其化石燃料地理环境的影响，但它正在通过根深蒂固的地理转型战略积极开拓低碳未来。