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Assessing the Global Energy Justice: an Analytical Perspective
(İzmir Ekonomi Üniversitesi, 2019) Solak, Berfu; Biresselioğlu, Mehmet Efe
Literatüre yeni giren bir kavram olan enerji adaleti, tüm bireylerin herhangi bir ayrım gözetmeksizin, güvenli, düşük maliyetli ve sürdürülebilir enerjiye erişiminin olduğu adaletli ve eşitlikçi bir enerji sistemi oluşturmayı hedeflemektedir. Bu çalışma, enerji adaleti kavramı temelinde, sekiz farklı gösterge aracılığyla çok boyutlu bir analiz kullanarak, seçilen ülkelerin enerji adaleti performansını ölçmek için bir endeks tasarlamayı amaçlamaktadır. Söz konusu göstergeler; "kişi başına düşen GSYİH", "elektriğe erişim", "karbon yoğunluğu", "kişi başına düşen karbon salınımı", "yemek pişirmek için temiz yakıtlara ve teknolojilere erişim", "kişi başına düşen enerji kullanımı", "enerji yoğunluğu ve yenilenebilir enerjinin toplam nihai enerji tüketimi içindeki payından" oluşmaktadır. Çalışma, 2006 ve 2016 yılları arasında 81 ülkenin Enerji Adalet Endeksi değerlerine ilişkin hesaplamaları ortaya koymaktadır. Sonuçlar iki farklı şekilde analiz edilmiştir. İlk olarak sınıflandırma yöntemine başvurulmuştur. Bazı ülkeler, yüksek enerji adaleti performansına sahip ülkeler olarak sınıflandırılırken, bazıları düşük enerji adaleti performansına sahip ülkeler olarak nitelendirilmiştir. Örneklem olarak alınan ülkelerin çoğunluğunun orta düzeyde enerji adaleti puanına sahip olduğu görülmüştür. Bu durum, çevresel sorunlara ve yenilenebilir enerji tüketimine daha fazla önem veren gelişmiş ülkelerin, halen karbon yoğun bir ekonomiye bağımlı olan azgelişmiş veya gelişmekte olan ülkelerden enerji adaleti performansı bakımından üstün geldiği önerisini kanıtlamaktadır.
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Assessing Turkiye's Prospective Involvement in the Arctic Region: a Qualitative Inquiry From Energy and Environmental Perspectives
(Mdpi, 2022-10-15) Biresselioglu, Mehmet Efe; Demir, Muhittin Hakan; Solak, Berfu; Altinci, Sebnem; Egeli, Sitki
Recent developments in the Arctic region, mainly marked by climate change, have caused the region to receive increasing attention from regional and non-regional actors, mainly due to emerging energy-related opportunities and environmental concerns. The main reason for non-regional stakeholders to become involved in the Arctic region to pursue their interests is to obtain the observer status in the Arctic Council. Accordingly, this manuscript analyzes the long-term perspective of Turkiye's involvement in the Arctic region as a non-regional actor and reveals a set of enablers and disablers pertaining to energy and environmental domains. For this purpose, in-depth interviews with experts from Turkiye, with Arctic Council members, or with observer countries are conducted. Results of the analysis are also utilized to provide insights regarding countries with similar profiles to Turkiye, i.e., middle-power and developing countries that are geographically distant from the Arctic region. The results highlight energy security, hydrocarbon reserves, and climate change as significant factors for countries such as Turkiye. Scientific, private sector, or intergovernmental cooperation with regional actors to encourage global action and environmental initiatives are the main enablers. Challenges in the extraction and sharing of energy resources, high costs and high technology requirements of energy exploration and extraction activities, increasing human activity, and damages to the Arctic ecosystem are identified as significant disablers.
Avrupa Yeşil Mutabakatının Etkilerinin Çerçevelendirilmesi: “normatif Güç” Olarak Ab ve Ötesine Yansımaları
(Ankara Univ European Union Research Centre, 2023-07-30) Biresselioğlu, Mehmet Efe; Solak, Berfu; Savaş, Zehra Funda; Yalçınkaya, Zehra Funda Savaş
Fosil yakıtların artan kullanımı ve sera gazı emisyonları dünya siyasetinde kritik konular haline gelmiştir. Avrupa Birliği (AB) Yeşil Mutabakatı, Avrupa'yı 2050 yılına kadar \"ilk iklim nötr kıta\" haline getirmeyi taahhüt etmektedir. Yeşil Mutabakat, AB'yi kaynak verimli, rekabetçi ve döngüsel bir ekonomiye dönüştürmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Uluslararası politikada normatif bir güç olarak AB, diğer aktörlerin davranışlarını etkileyebilmekte ve bu da AB’yi uluslararası bir norm yayıcı konumuna getirmektedir. Bu anlamda, \"normatif güç Avrupa\" kavramı Yeşil Mutabakatın rolüyle örtüşmektedir. Bu makale, AB Yeşil Mutabakatının karbon nötrlüğü sürecinde AB'nin normatif bir güç olarak rolünü sürdürmek için başarılı bir araç olup olmadığını incelemekte ve AB Yeşil Mutabakatının fırsatlarını ve zorluklarını ele almaktadır.
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Empowering Energy Citizenship: Exploring Dimensions and Drivers in Citizen Engagement During the Energy Transition
(Elsevier Ltd, 2024-06) Biresselioğlu, Mehmet Efe; Demir, Muhittin Hakan; Solak, Berfu; Savaş, Zehra Funda; Kollmann, A.; Kirchler, B.; Özcureci, Berker
One fundamental aspect of the energy transition involves fostering the active involvement of citizens in the energy system, going beyond their traditional roles as mere “consumers” or “customers.” This shift hinges on individuals' perceptions and displays of energy citizenship. While no universal consensus exists, indicators of energy citizenship include increased awareness of energy issues, incorporation of energy considerations into lifestyle choices, and direct participation in the energy system. Despite this acknowledgement, the current literature lacks an overarching conceptual framework for understanding energy citizenship. This study employs a hybrid methodology, merging systematic and integrative literature reviews. The objective is to explain how existing studies conceptualise energy citizenship, outlining key dimensions and drivers in the literature. The findings reveal that drivers of energy citizenship span socio-political, economic, environmental, psychological, and ethical dimensions. © 2024 The Authors
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Fair Metadata Standards for Low Carbon Energy Research-A Review of Practices and How To Advance
(Mdpi, 2021-10-15) Wierling, August; Schwanitz, Valeria Jana; Altinci, Sebnem; Balazinska, Maria; Barber, Michael J.; Biresselioglu, Mehmet Efe; Burger-Scheidlin, Christopher; Demir, Muhittin Hakan; Solak, Berfu; Bałazińska, Maria; Vasiljevic, Nikola
The principles of Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability, and Reusability (FAIR) have been put forward to guide optimal sharing of data. The potential for industrial and social innovation is vast. Domain-specific metadata standards are crucial in this context, but are widely missing in the energy sector. This report provides a collaborative response from the low carbon energy research community for addressing the necessity of advancing FAIR metadata standards. We review and test existing metadata practices in the domain based on a series of community workshops. We reflect the perspectives of energy data stakeholders. The outcome is reported in terms of challenges and elicits recommendations for advancing FAIR metadata standards in the energy domain across a broad spectrum of stakeholders.
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Framing the Impacts of the European Green Deal: Reflections on the Eu as a "normative Power" and Beyond
(Ankara Univ European Union Research Centre, 2023-07-30) Biresselioglu, Mehmet Efe; Solak, Berfu; Savas, Zehra Funda
The growing use of fossil fuels and rising greenhouse gas emissions have become critical issues in world politics. The European Union (EU) Green Deal offers to make Europe "the first climate-neutral continent" by 2050. The Green Deal seeks to transform the EU into a resource-efficient, competitive, circular economy. As a normative power in international politics, the EU can influence other actors' behaviours, which makes it an international norm diffuser. In this sense, the "normative power Europe" concept matches the role of the Green Deal. This article examines if and how the EU Green Deal is a successful tool to maintain the EU's role as a normative power during carbon neutrality, addressing the opportunities and challenges of the EU Green Deal.
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How To Exploit Sustainable Food Consumption Habits of Individuals: Evidence From a Household Survey in Izmir, Turkiye
(Mdpi, 2023-05-19) Biresselioğlu, Mehmet Efe; Kentmen Çin, Çiğdem; Demir, Muhittin Hakan; Savaş, Zehra Funda; Solak, Berfu; Önder, Burçin; Çınar, Gözde; Özcureci, Berker; Kentmen-Cin, Cigdem
Sustainable production and consumption in the food supply chain are critical for the United Nations' sustainable development goals (SDGs). Therefore, it is significant to identify the factors that shape individuals' food consumption behaviour. Turkiye prioritises sustainable food consumption and the prevention of food loss and waste as a national focus. Accordingly, this study aims to identify the drivers of individuals' food consumption habits in Turkiye through a survey with the participants being households in Izmir, the third most populous city in Turkiye. More specifically, the study has two main objectives: (i) to identify the factors influencing households' food consumption preferences and (ii) to demonstrate how the factors concerning sustainable food consumption interact through a survey conducted in Izmir. Based on the state-of-art literature, an online survey was completed by 515 respondents in Izmir. Through an analysis of the survey responses, this study provides a descriptive analysis of socio-demographic variables and a correlation analysis between socio-demographics and sustainable food consumption behaviours, including food shopping behaviour, food purchasing and consumption behaviour, dietary habits, and food waste behaviour. The results demonstrate that socio-demographic factors such as age, gender, education level, income level, and the number of residents in the household are significant for sustainable food consumption behaviour. The survey results also demonstrate that the respondents do not consider carbon footprint generation from food production and transportation in their decisions or behaviours. The study's main limitation is that the survey is implemented in a single city, Izmir. Future research may extend the scope to other cities in Turkiye, allowing a comparative analysis.
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Individuals, Collectives, and Energy Transition: Analysing the Motivators and Barriers of European Decarbonisation
(Elsevier, 2020-08) Biresselioglu, Mehmet Efe; Demir, Muhittin Hakan; Demirbağ Kaplan, Melike; Solak, Berfu; Kaplan, Melike Demirbag
Europe's energy transition journey involves more than a straightforward setting of goals, and designing policies and measures to achieve these. A successful energy transition relies on multi-faceted dynamics. This study identifies the barriers and motivators affecting the energy transition from the perspective of three decision-making levels: a) formal social units, b) collective decision-making units, and c) individual consumers engaging in joint contracts; and technological foci that constitute the core of EU Energy Efficiency Directive. We present a literature review that identifies approaches to the barriers and motivators before demonstrating the results of qualitative analysis on transcripts of 67 in-depth interviews and 15 focus groups across six EU member and associate countries. This study identifies emerging themes regarding the decision-making levels and technological foci, assesses the degree of alignment between the existing literature and the perspectives of these respondents from different decision-making levels, and suggests how these perspectives can be translated into policy recommendations. An important finding of the study is that barriers are frequently described as being confined to lower level collective decision-making units, whereas the transition to low carbon is deemed inevitable for higher levels. Therefore, in addition to communication, a significant role in enabling energy transition is played by personal and social factors, which should be considered in policy-making.
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Investigating the Trends in Arctic Research: the Increasing Role of Social Sciences and Humanities
(Elsevier, 2020-08) Biresselioglu, Mehmet Efe; Demir, Muhittin Hakan; Solak, Berfu; Kayacan, Altan; Altinci, Sebnem
The Arctic Region experienced a series of significant changes due to shifting climate conditions, resulting in-multiple opportunities and challenges for international actors, and encouraging both Arctic and non-Arctic states to promote their own national interests. Hence, the region has become a global priority, and a focus of scientific studies across the Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) disciplines. This study systematically analyses the literature on the Arctic Region, conducting a multidimensional bibliometric analysis and content analysis on the basis of semantic clustering. The purpose of the analysis is to determine future Arctic-related research themes. The study follows a three-level research framework. The first level of the analysis highlights a disciplinary shift in the Arctic literature from Natural Sciences towards Social Sciences and Humanities, particularly, focusing on the environment, technology, political and energy-related issues. The second level identifies 9 research themes which are validated in the third level. The third level reveals the most prominent terms and prioritized research areas in the Arctic literature, namely, Governance, Security Issues, Economic Factors, Legal Issues, Energy and Natural Resources, Logistics, Climate Change and Environment, Technology, and Sociocultural and Ethnic Issues. (c) 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Understanding the Dynamics and Conceptualization of Environmental Citizenship and Energy Citizenship: Evidence From the Existing Literature
(Frontiers Media Sa, 2022-12-20) Biresselioglu, Mehmet Efe; Demir, Muhittin Hakan; Solak, Berfu; Turan, Ugur
This study seeks to better understand the relationships between environmental citizenship, energy citizenship, and related phenomena and the theoretical development and operationalization processes of environmental citizenship and energy citizenship in the path towards the energy transition and climate change mitigation through a bibliometric analysis. Doing so first provides an overview of how these concepts are defined in the literature establishes the frameworks for environmental citizenship and energy citizenship, including the characteristics, drivers, and pathways to their operationalization. The subsequent bibliometric analysis is conducted via the VOSviewer software, with more than 1,300 titles from the Web of Science database published between 1992 and 2021. The search keywords are environmental citizenship and energy citizenship. The results from the analysis highlight the terms sustainability and behaviour as the overarching concepts and common points of discussion regarding environmental citizenship and energy citizenship. Moreover, although environmental citizenship preserves its central position in the scholarly debate, there is a shift towards the phenomenon of energy citizenship and a set of emerging themes including justice, energy democracy, and sustainable development.
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Unveiling Resistance and Opposition Against Low-Carbon Energy Transitions: a Comprehensive Review
(Elsevier, 2024-01) Biresselioğlu, Mehmet Efe; Solak, Berfu; Savaş, Zehra Funda
The growing energy demand has increased the necessity for low-carbon energy transition to tackle climate change. Although existing literature primarily centres on the acceptance of these changes and their technologies, the growing number of low-carbon initiatives and renewable energy projects has prompted a substantial increase in literature exploring the social, political, and cultural resistance and opposition to these shifts. This study systematically analyses current literature to scrutinise the encountered resistance in transitioning toward a lowcarbon economy. It extensively investigates the factors driving resistance across micro, meso, and macro levels, specifically focusing on three technology categories: consumer technologies, renewable energy, and smart energy systems. By synthesising insights from diverse studies that explore the political, social, economic, and cultural contexts of resistance, the primary aim is to contribute to the existing knowledge on energy transition and to provide insights that support more socially sustainable and democratic pathways toward low-carbon societies. Moreover, this study presents policy recommendations to address existing and potential resistance and opposition in this transition. Highlighting the distinctive aspects of each resistance case stresses the significance of acknowledging local intricacies and nuances in comprehending and addressing this resistance.