The European Union (EU) has set out ambitious targets to address European sustainability and environmental challenges. As part of this, policies and initiatives focusing on both energy supply and energy demand have been established. Yet, the complexity of enacting the required actions demonstrates the need for interdisciplinary collaboration to inform approaches. The integration of Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) and the technical sciences (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)) provides opportunities to identify policy approaches which challenge the status quo, supporting low-carbon energy transitions. This book includes interdisciplinary recommendations for relevant EU energy strategies—a total of 10 recommendations, split into four parts, are presented. This chapter includes a breakdown of the book’s chapters and its overall narrative. The chapter closes with tips on how to read the book as a whole, as well as the individual chapters it is composed of.
Book editors
This book is a part of a SSH CENTRE produced collection of three policy-focused edited books on energy, climate and mobility policies. Each book presents ~10 recommendations (one per core chapter) for furthering relevant European Commission strategies, primarily relating to the EU Green Deal programme. All recommendations were based on new collaborations between Social Sciences & Humanities (SSH) researchers and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) researchers.
All books are open access.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101069529 and from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) under the UK government’s Horizon Europe funding guarantee [grant No 10038991].